A Patient Enters the ED with an Elbow Injury

question 43

Multiple Choice

A patient enters the ED with an elbow injury.The partially flexed AP and lateral positions reveal a possible fracture of the coronoid process.The patient's elbow is partially flexed and he refuses to extend it farther.Which one of the following positions/projections should be performed to confirm the fracture of the coronoid process?

• A)AP-acute flexion
• B)Coyle method with 80° flexion, CR angled 45° away from shoulder
• C)Coyle method with 90° flexion, CR angled 45° toward the shoulder
• D)Gaynor-Hart method

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