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From: Vikki Chase
> Out of interest, do you request full arm views? Or do you specify by
joint/bones to try to get separate views?
Vikki, I have problems with full arm views or even forearm views (when
interested in the elbow or wrist that is; clearly however forearm views are
fine for shaft fractures). You end up "falling between two stools" and you
don't get diagnostic images of either elbow or wrist (for example). If at
all possible, you should focus on the joint in question, and if you really
believe that both joints might be injured, then separate joint views should
be requested of both the elbow and the wrist.
Adrian Fogarty
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