Standard Radiographs Hand

Other Names

• Hand Xrays
• Hand radiographs

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Introduction

• This page reviews radiographs of the hand

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Standard Views

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  Anterior-Posterior
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  Lateral
• 
  Oblique

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Alternative Views

• Brewerton View
• Roberts View

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Pediatrics

• 
  Oblique view of 2 year old
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  AP view of 5 year old

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Pathology

• Fractures
  • Phalanx Fractures of the Hand
  • Metacarpal Fractures
    • Boxers Fracture
    • Rolando Fracture
    • Bennett Fracture
• Dislocations
  • Metacarpophalangeal Joint Dislocation
  • Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation (Proximal and Distal)
  • Carpometacarpal Joint Dislocation
• Tendinopathies
  • Extensor Tendon Injuries of the Hand
  • Central Slip Extensor Tendon Injury
  • Flexor Tendon Injuries of the Hand
  • Boutonniere Deformity
  • Swan Neck Deformity
  • Jersey Finger
  • Mallet Finger
  • Trigger Finger
  • De Quervains Tenosynovitis
  • Volar Plate Avulsion Injury
  • Sagittal Band Injury
  • Mannerfelt Lesion (FPL Rupture)
• Ligament Injuries
  • Gamekeepers Thumb (UCL)
  • Radial Collateral Ligament of the Thumb Injury (RCL)
• Neuropathies
  • Wartenbergs Syndrome
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Guyon Canal Syndrome
• Arthropathies
  • Carpometacarpal Arthritis
  • Finger Arthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Nail Bed Injuries
  • Nail Bed Lacerations
  • Nail Bed Avulsions
  • Subungual Hematoma
  • Paronychia
  • Felon
• Pediatric Considerations
  • Proximal Phalanx Avulsion Fracture (Thumb)
  • Middle and Distal Phalanx Avulsion Fracture
• Other
  • Dupuytrens Contracture
  • Intrinsic Plus

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See Also

• Physical Exam Hand
• Hand Anatomy (Main)
• Hand Pain (Main)

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