title: Postoperative imaging of the elbow, wrist, and hand.
abstract: There are many bone and soft tissue injuries to the elbow, wrist, and hand that are treated surgically. The operative techniques can be complicated and their indications may change. This article reviews the common injuries at the elbow, wrist, and hand, the indications for surgical management, the current and previous operative techniques used, the expected postoperative appearance on different imaging modalities, and the important potential complications of each technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. petermacmahon@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: MacMahon
authors.forename: Darra T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: Adam C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Zoga
authors.forename: Eoin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004550:Elbow / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries