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01-09-2013 | Test Yourself: Question
Dorsal wrist pain and swelling post trauma
Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 9/2013
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A 29-year-old male presented immediately following a cyclist versus car accident with right wrist pain and swelling. The swelling was prominent, and located primarily over the dorsal aspect of the wrist and hand. A CT image from a study at the time of presentation is shown in Fig. 1, and a sagittal T1-weighted MRI 4 days after injury in Fig. 2. What is the cause of the swelling at the dorsal aspect of the wrist and hand?
Fig. 1
CT image from a study at the time of presentation
Fig. 2
Sagittal T1-weighted MRI 4 days after injury
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