"the articulation between the distal radius and the ulna is open or has little superimposition."
"the concavity of the metacarpal shafts is equal 1."
"The PA wrist view is part of a three view series of the wrist and carpal bones. Although performed PA the view can often be referred to an AP view."
"The PA wrist view is part of a three view series of the wrist and carpal bones. Although performed PA the view can often be referred to an AP view."
"The PA wrist view is part of a three view series of the wrist and carpal bones. Although performed PA the view can often be referred to an AP view."
"The PA wrist radiograph is requested for myriad reasons including but not limited to trauma, suspected infective processes, injuries the distal radius and ulna, suspected arthropathy or even suspected foreign bodies."
"What is probably more useful is remembering that a PA wrist radiograph will not rule out a forearm fracture given the limited coverage (for this, one would request a forearm series)."
"SID100 cm"
"Wrist radiographs are very common in emergency departments; they are often associated with FOOSH injuries and be quite painful."
"It is also possible to achieve the PA wrist with the patient supine in bed, by simply following the basic positioning principles, the image receptor can be placed next to the patient on the bed under the affected wrist."
"centring pointmid carpal region"
"collimation"
"orientation portrait"
"detector size18 cm x 24 cm"
"exposure"
"SID100 cm"
"gridno"
"orientation portrait"
"Wrist radiographs are very common in emergency departments; they are often associated with FOOSH injuries and be quite painful."
"Due to the non-urgent nature of a "?fractured wrist", patients will often be triaged to a lower category and left waiting for longer than multi-trauma patients; an understandable reality of emergency departments."