File:Chest x-ray after trauma (Radiopaedia 63480).PNG

Summary:

• Radiopaedia case ID: 63480
• Image ID: 42893868
• Study findings: Volume loss is noted in right lung field with mild compensatory hyperinflation of contralateral lung. Non-homogenous air space opacification involves the right lower and middle zones with loss of diaphragmatic contour and obscured right heart border, likely due to collapse. There is blunting of right costophrenic angle most likely due to right pleural effusion. Left lung as well as the costophrenic angle are unremarkable. Multiple fractures are noted including the right mid clavicle, posterior right 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th ribs and scapular blade. The congruency of the right sternoclavicular joint appears to be disrupted and subluxation/dislocation should be excluded. No fracture involving the left ribs, scapulae or clavicle.
• Modality: X-ray
• System: Trauma
• Findings: Volume loss is noted in right lung field with mild compensatory hyperinflation of contralateral lung. Non-homogenous air space opacification involves the right lower and middle zones with loss of diaphragmatic contour and obscured right heart border, likely due to collapse. There is blunting of right costophrenic angle most likely due to right pleural effusion. Left lung as well as the costophrenic angle are unremarkable. Multiple fractures are noted including the right mid clavicle, posterior right 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th ribs and scapular blade. The congruency of the right sternoclavicular joint appears to be disrupted and subluxation/dislocation should be excluded. No fracture involving the left ribs, scapulae or clavicle.
• Published: 8th Oct 2018
• Source: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/chest-x-ray-after-trauma
• Author: Ahsan Shahzad
• Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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