At the ED


After a brief history the doctor at the emergency department decided to do an x ray of my right foot. Two different x ray views were taken and during the process I remembered to apply weight on my foot because the day before I had read that applying weight on the foot while taking a foot x ray helps in the diagnosis of a Lisfranc injury, which is another type of injury that is serious and is often missed. 

The original x ray and the annotated x ray are shown below. 








After an orthopaedic consult over the phone I was diagnosed with a right isolated medial cuneiform fracture and  was put on a blackslab (a type of cast). I was asked to meet the orthopaedic specialist the following day for further consultation.  

















































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