[...]... Introduction Musculoskeletal trauma is common and the distal upper extremity is one of the most frequent sites of injury Imaging of hand and wrist injuries should always begin with conventional radiographs While computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are very helpful in some cases, their overall impact on trauma imaging in the hand and wrist is small Radiographs remain the primary diagnostic. .. identifying fourth and fifth carpometacarpal dislocations AJR 140:319 Gilula LA (1990) The traumatized hand and wrist WB Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 94-97 Gilula LA (1990) The traumatized hand and wrist WB Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 287-314 Gilula LA, Yin YM (1996) Imaging of the wrist and hand WB Saunders, Philadelphia, pp 43-224 Gilula LA, Yin YM (1996) Imaging of the wrist and hand WB Saunders, Philadelphia,... anterior, medial and lateral The 10 muscles of the posterior group are the triceps and anconeus The muscles of the anterior group are the biceps brachii and brachialis The muscles in the medial group are the pronator teres, the palmaris longus and the flexors of the hand and wrist The muscles in the lateral group include the supinator, brachioradialis and extensor muscles of the hand and wrist The vast... medial and lateral elbow ligament incompetence Hand Clin 18(1):149-159 Mulligan SA, Schwartz ML, Broussard MF, Andrews JR (2000) Heterotopic calcification and tears of the ulnar collateral ligament: radiographic and MR imaging findings Am J Roentgenol 175(4):1099-1102 O’Driscoll SW (2000) Classification and evaluation of recurrent instability of the elbow Clin Orthop 370:34-43 Potter HG, Weiland AJ,... on the location and force of penetration They are often devastating, resulting in multiple fractures, severe soft-tissue loss and a hand beyond repair The radiologist’s job is simple: describe what is broken and what is missing Penetrating trauma rarely presents the same challenges as blunt trauma Advanced Imaging As stated earlier, CT and MRI have a limited role in diagnosing hand and wrist trauma... lunate and scaphoid and the lunate and triquetrum should always be carefully evaluated Injury Patterns and Mechanisms Fig 1 The arcs of Gilula, lazy M and capitate axis tate should form parallel curves (Fig 2) If one or more of these articulations are not parallel, the carpus has been dislocated or subluxed By determining the long axes of the scaphoid, lunate and capitate on the lateral view and measuring... (ed) The traumatized hand and wrist Radiographic and anatomy correlation WB Saunders, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pp 45-63 3 Gilula LA (1979) Carpal injuries: analytic approach and case exercise Am J Roentgenol AJR 133:503-517 4 Yin Y, Mann FA, Gilula LA, Hodge JC (1996) Roentgenographic approach to complex bone abnormalities In: Gilula LA Yin Y (eds) Imaging of the wrist and hand WB Saunders, Philadelphia,... magnetic resonance (MR), MR arthrography and with improvements in arthroscopy and surgery of the hip we continue to improve our understanding of the hip Current topics of interest include imaging of the acetabular labrum, femoroacetabular impingement, fatigue and insufficiency fractures, bone-marrow edema syndromes, and abnormalities of the greater trochanter and its tendon Femoroacetabular Impingement... of the abductor mechanism and a complex of three bursae – MR imaging and MR bursography in cadavers and MR imaging in asymptomatic volunteers Radiology 221:469-477 6 Kagan A, 2nd (1999) Rotator cuff tears of the hip Clin Orthop 135-140 7 Chung CB, Robertson JE, Cho GJ, Vaughan LM, Copp SN, Resnick D (1999) Gluteus medius tendon tears and avulsive injuries in elderly women: imaging findings in six patients... Resnick D (1998) MR imaging of the major nerves about the elbow: Cadaveric study examining the effect of flexion and extension of the elbow and pronation and supination of the forearm Skeletal Radiol 27:419-426 Yanagisawa H, Okada K, Sashi R (2001) Posterior interosseous nerve palsy caused by synovial chondromatosis of the elbow joint Clin Radiol 6(6):510-514 IDKD 2005 Radiology of Hand and Wrist Injuries . alt="" Musculoskeletal Diseases Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Techniques G.K. von Schulthess • Ch.L. Zollikofer (Eds) MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC. Zollikofer (Eds) MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES 37th International Diagnostic Course in Davos (IDKD) Davos, April