2 year old male Fox Terrier hit by a car

by Allison Zwingenberger on June 25, 2007

If anyone had trouble accessing cases over the weekend, it was because my computer crashed. Apologies for any inconvenience. It should be working fine now. Today’s case is a 2 year old male Fox Terrier who was hit by a car. Access the case directly, or browse to it through the MIRC site.

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{ 2 comments… read them below or add one }

Paul July 2, 2007 at 12:05 pm

First, I love the website. This is great! You are doing a fantastic job.

In the category of “nitpicky radiologist”, maybe it would be better to say that “moving the patient to make an orthogonal view is contraindicated, but a horizontal beam orthogonal view may be of benefit.” Yes, the images made in a horizontal beam fashion are often less than perfect, but they can sometimes be invaluable, especially if the malalignment is lateralized and hard to detect on a lateral view. Plus, it gives me the chance to yell “Cross table C-spine, stat!” just like they do on “ER!”

Paul

Allison Zwingenberger July 2, 2007 at 12:34 pm

Great idea, Paul! That’s a great way to try to see any lateral displacement of the fracture. Two views are always better than one! Thanks for your support of the site :)

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