Core curriculum illustration: anterior process fracture of the calcaneus

Emerg Radiol. 2018 Apr;25(2):205-207. doi: 10.1007/s10140-017-1495-5. Epub 2017 Apr 11.

Abstract

This is the 28th installment of a series that will highlight one case per publication issue from the bank of cases available online as part of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER) educational resources. Our goal is to generate more interest in and use of our online materials. To view more cases online, please visit the ASER Core Curriculum and Recommendations for Study online at http://www.aseronline.org/curriculum/toc.htm .

Keywords: Anterior process calcaneus; Calcaneus; Computed tomography; Fracture; Radiograph.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidental Falls
  • Adult
  • Calcaneus / injuries*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Emergency Medicine / education
  • Female
  • Fractures, Bone / diagnostic imaging*
  • Fractures, Bone / therapy
  • Humans
  • Radiology / education
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed