Computed tomographic diagnosis of distal radio-ulnar joint disruption.
Distal radio-ulnar joint dislocation may be a difficult diagnosis using standard wrist radiographs. We report a patient in whom standard films did not convincingly demonstrate a dislocation which was well seen with computed tomographic scans of the wrist. Computed tomography may be the method of choice for demonstrating distal radio-ulnar joint dislocation when this is suspected clinically but not seen with standard films.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014955:Wrist Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*