> And how often should we re-xray patients who
> complain that the limb still hurts? We are familiar with
> the scaphoid scenario but should this apply to all fractures?
Maybe we're being a bit old fashioned here. Given the duty to use as little radiation as possible it may make more sense to repeat the x-ray once at 10 days if significantly symptomatic and if negative, proceed to MRI.
Matt Dunn
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