Interpreting Trauma Radiographs -- Interpreting Trauma Radiographs -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Section One -- Chapter 2 A Radiologist's Perspective -- 'Radiographers reporting? Over my dead body' -- The report and reporting -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- Chapter 3 Legal Aspects Arising in the Reporting of X-rays -- Introduction -- Legal system -- Human Rights Act -- The legality of the delegation of reporting -- Standards of practice -- Safe expansion of the radiographer's role -- Can a radiographer refuse to undertake reporting on films? -- Accountability: criminal, employer's, professional and civil -- Is a reporting radiographer accountable for the reporting? -- Future changes in compensation for clinical negligence -- Conclusions -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 4 Uncertainty and Bias in Decision Making -- Introduction -- Sensory decision making: signal detection theory -- Cognitive processes in decision making -- Heuristics and biases -- Social processes in decision making -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 5 Pattern Recognition -- Introduction -- The neural basis of pattern recognition -- Psychological theories -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 6 Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Skeletal System -- Introduction -- Basic bone anatomy and physiology -- Bone pathology -- Anatomy and classi cation of joints -- Introduction to skeletal injury -- References -- Further reading -- Section Two -- Chapter 7 Skeletal Trauma of the Upper Limb -- Introduction -- General considerations -- The hand -- The distal radius and ulna -- The elbow -- The shoulder girdle and proximal humerus -- References -- Chapter 8 Skeletal Trauma of the Lower Limb -- Introduction -- Foot injuries -- Ankle injuries -- Knee injuries -- Ligamentous injuries -- Proximal femur injuries.

Dislocation and fracture-dislocation of the hip -- Paediatric considerations -- A final thought . . . -- References -- Chapter 9 The Spine -- Introduction -- Spinal mechanics -- Mechanics of injury -- Radiography: what does it tell us? -- Injury classification -- Injuries of the thoracolumbar spine -- Specific trauma patterns -- Injuries of the cervical spine -- References -- Chapter 10 Pelvic Fractures -- Introduction -- Classification of pelvic fractures -- Fractures of the acetabulum -- Childhood considerations -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 11 Chest Trauma -- Introduction - viewing a chest radiograph -- Technical considerations -- Silhouette sign -- Blunt chest trauma -- References -- Chapter 12 The Skull and Face -- Introduction -- The skull -- The facial bones -- Concluding remarks -- References -- Further reading -- Appendix One -- Appendix Two -- Appendix Three -- Index.