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A Patient Enters the ED with an Elbow Injury

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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?


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