Radiology and Musculoskeletal Disease

Learning Objectives

• Explain the different types of fractures (incomplete vs. complete and fatigue vs. insufficiency.
• Analyze multiple views of different joints including fractures.
• Interpret fracture description and correlate with mechanism of injury.
• Recognize that certain fractures/dislocations that imply or are suspicious for additional injuries.
• Recognize various secondary signs of fracture that can be helpful with the diagnosis.
• Define incidence, approach to diagnosis and treatment of common tumor and tumor like lesions of bone.