Reachout Orthopedics - Issue 2

Visual Diagnosis Source:Eglseder W.A. (2018) Humeral Fractures. In: Atlas of Upper Extremity Trauma. Springer, Cham. https:// doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66857-4_10. © Springer International Publishing AG 2018. Injury radiographs of isolated left transverse humeral shaft fracture. Splinting radiographs following reduction. Follow-up radiographs 4 weeks from injury 2-month follow-up radiographs. Note brace tendency to slip. Callus is present. 4 months from injury. 6 months from injury. Radiographs following application of custom orthotic. Note mold at fracture site. 'JH B C $ISPOJD BOE BDVUF PTUFPDIPOESPTJT $ISPOJD PTUFPDIPOESPUJD DIBOHFT JO UIF - TFHNFOU BSF JOEJDBUFE CZ JODSFBTFE TJHOBM JOUFOTJUJFT JO UIF BOUFSJPS WFSUFCSBM QPSUJPOT PO 5 XFJHIUFE JNBHF B BOE 5 XFJHIUFE JNBHF C *O DPOUSBTU BDVUF PTUFPDIPOESPTJT TFFO IFSF BU UIF - MFWFM JT DIBSBDUFSJ[FE CZ B EF DSFBTF JO TJHOBM JOUFOTJUZ PO 5 BOE BO JODSFBTF PO 5 B C a, b. Chronic and acute osteochondrosis. Chronic osteochondrotic changes in the L2-3 segment are indicated by increased signal intensities in the anterior vertebral portion on T1-weighted image ( a ) and T2-weighted image ( b ). In contranst, acute osteochondrosis, seen here at the L4-5 level, is characterized by a decrease in signal intensity on T1 and an increase on T2. CHRONIC AND ACUTE OSTEOCHONDROSIS 'JH B C $ISP JD OE BDV PTUFPDI OESPTJT $IS OJD PTUFPDI OESPUJD DIBOHFT JO UIF - T HNFOU BSF JOEJDBUFE CZ JODSFBTFE TJH BM JO FOT UJFT JO UI BOUFSJPS WFSUFCSBM QPSUJPOT PO 5 X JHIUFE JN HF B BOE 5 X JHIUFE JNBHF C * DPOUSBTU BDV PTUFPDI OESPTJT TF O IFSF BU UIF - MFWFM JT DIB BDUFSJ[FE CZ B EF DSFB F JO TJH BM JO FOTJUZ PO 5 OE BO JODSFBTF PO 5 B C Source: (2007) Degenerative Disorders. In: MRI Atlas Orthopedics and Neurosurgery The Spine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33534-4_4. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007. ISOLATED LEFT TRANSVERSE HUMERAL SHAFT FRACTURE 30