In this learning pathway, Andrew Murphy guides you through the radiographic interpretation of hand injuries (see topics). Audio and video commentary is used to focus your attention as you move through a series of articles, cases and quizzes. The pathway concludes with a set of 40 annotated review cases.
Approx. completion time = 3 hrs
Intended audience
This learning pathway is intended for a broad audience including doctors, medical students, nurses, physiotherapists, radiographers, radiography students and physician assistants. The course will be most useful to those directly involved in the care and assessment of hand injuries in the emergency setting. The first few pages cover the very basics, so if you already feel confident then you may wish to skip forward.
This learning pathway is intended for a broad audience, including doctors, medical students, nurses, physiotherapists, radiographers, radiography students and physician assistants. The course will be most useful to those directly involved in the care and assessment of foot and ankle injuries.
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Learn morePathway Overview
- ANATOMY OF THE HAND
- RADIOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATIONS
- RADIOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION
- VIDEO commentary
- FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL PHALANX
- SPECIFIC FRACTURES OF THE DISTAL PHALANX
- FRACTURES OF THE MIDDLE PHALANX
- FRACTURES OF THE PROXIMAL PHALANX
- SALTER-HARRIS PHALANGEAL INJURIES
- REVIEW QUIZ
- FRACTURES OF THE METACARPAL BONES
- FRACTURES OF THE THUMB
- FRACTURES OF THE BASE OF THE THUMB
- DISLOCATIONS
- PENETRATING INJURIES
- PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES
- REVIEW QUIZ
- ANNOTATED REVIEW CASES
- conclusion
Related courses
- X-ray Interpretation: Elbow Injuries
- X-ray Interpretation: Wrist Injuries
- X-ray Interpretation: Shoulder Injuries
- X-ray Interpretation: Knee Injuries
- X-ray Interpretation: Foot and ankle injuries
- X-ray Interpretation: Cervical Spine
- Emergency Radiology Course
Audio transcript
Welcome to this learning pathway exploring the radiographic interpretation of the hand. My name is Andrew. I am a managing editor at Radiopaedia and I'll be guiding you through this course. I've created this learning pathway to appeal to a broad audience, from radiology trainees to radiographers. The pathway is split into anatomical sections and explores in detail the common fractures and complications of hand injuries one would encounter in the emergency department. To ensure you are retaining what you've learnt there are review quizzes throughout, with a large multicase review quiz to finish, complete with individually annotated answers. Upon completion of this course, you should be able to approach your hand radiographs with confidence, equipped with a more thorough understanding of both the typical injuries of the hand and the mechanisms that often lead to them.