ABSTRACT
This study describes the diagnostic potential of the panoramic X-ray technique in the evaluation of scaphoid fractures and nonunions. Fifty-eight symptomatic wrists were examined using both plain X-rays and the panoramic procedure. The panoramic images showed in detail the line of the scaphoid fracture and nonunion in detail; they revealed four scaphoid fractures and five nonunions that were not shown clearly with plain X-rays. The panoramic technique is a useful complement to plain X-rays for the investigation of scaphoid fractures and nonunions.
Subject(s)
Carpal Bones/injuries , Fractures, Ununited/diagnostic imaging , Radiography, Panoramic , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Initial experience with panoramic radiography of the wrist and the knee is presented. The technique offers potential new evaluation of these joints. A standard PA projection demonstrates the carpal bones with almost no superimposition. Additional projections permit more detailed demonstration of the scaphoid and wrist compartments. Similar panoramic studies of the normal knee demonstrated alternative images of the patella, the femoral condyles and tibial plateau. Orthopantography of the joints may provide additional information in the diagnosis of joints abnormalities.
