Hand series (summary)
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A hand series (or hand x-ray) may be performed for a multitude of reasons. However, they are most commonly used in the assessment of trauma, by clinical teams within the Emergency Department or Orthopaedic service.
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Summary
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indications
- suspicion of bony injury
- assessment of radio-opaque foreign body
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procedure
- AP and oblique views of the hand
- a lateral is of little use unless answering specific questions
- extends from radiocarpal joint to the tips of fingers
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similar series
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wrist series
- distal radius and ulna, carpals and proximal metacarpals
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scaphoid series
- wrist series plus two additional scaphoid views
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thumb series
- just for looking at the thumb
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both hands
- used in arthritis to make joint assessment
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wrist series
- important pathology
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