Thrown From Motorcycle
Clinician Reviews. 2014 July;24(7):15,17
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Several findings are evident from this radiograph. First, the quality is slightly diminished due to the patient’s size and artifact from the backboard. The patient’s mediastinum is somewhat widened, which is concerning for possible occult chest/vascular injury. There is some haziness within the left apical region suggestive of a hemothorax; no definite pneumothorax is seen. The left clavicle is fractured and displaced, and the left scapula is fractured as well.