title: Misses and errors in upper extremity trauma radiographs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The article reviews a select group of traumatic upper extremity injuries that can be easily misinterpreted on radiographs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The awareness of these specific injuries and an understanding of their underlying pathophysiology and the role that radiographs can play in their evaluation will give the reader the best opportunity to make the important imaging findings and guide appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: 1 All authors: Department of Radiology, NYU Langone Medical Center, 660 First Ave, New York, NY 10016.
authors.forename: Soterios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gyftopoulos
authors.forename: Munish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chitkara
authors.forename: Jenny T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bencardino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: missed fracture; radiographs