SAQ 1410 – Child wrist injury after playground fall with X-rays

Marked out of 11.00

A nine-year-old boy presents with a painful left wrist after falling off a swing in the playground.

His wrist X-rays are displayed below.

Wrist X-rays after playground fall.
Wrist X-rays after the fall.

List three descriptive radiographic features of the injury.

(Marked out of 3.0)


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Your registrar is concerned about median nerve injury. List three examination features that would suggest median nerve injury at the wrist.

(Marked out of 3.0)


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Median nerve function is normal. State five important components of your management.

(Marked out of 5.0)


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Total Score: 0 / 11

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