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Imaging of Upper Extremity

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A vast number of traumatic injuries can involve the upper extremity. In this chapter, the specific injuries seen most commonly in a busy emergency department will be described, with emphasis on the mechanism of injury, radiographic appearance, and complications. Radiographic appearances of injuries will be emphasized as the radiograph is typically the initial imaging tool utilized in the emergency setting, and frequently the diagnosis can be made using radiography alone.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA

    Joshua Leeman

  2. Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Jonathan E. Leeman

  3. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Mohammad Mansouri

  4. Division of Emergency Radiology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Ajay Singh

  5. Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Ajay Singh

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Leeman, J., Leeman, J.E., Mansouri, M., Singh, A. (2018). Imaging of Upper Extremity. In: Singh, A. (eds) Emergency Radiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65397-6_20

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