Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1957;39:88-90.
© 1957 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
The Carpal-Bridge View
A Position for the Roentgenographic Diagnosis of Abnormalities in the Dorsum of the Wrist
WALTER LENTINO M.D.1,
HERMAN W. LUBETSKY M.D.1,
HAROLD G. JACOBSON M.D.1, and
MAXWELL H. POPPEL M.D.1
1 Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Montefiore Hospital; Department of Radiology, New York University College of Medicine, New York
1. A riebtgebigraphic position, called the carpal-bridge view, is introduced for the diagnosis of abnormalities in the dorsum of the wrist.
2. The value of this position in the diagnosis of lunate dislocation, navicular fracture, foreign body in the dorsum, fracture of the triangular, and tendinitis calcarea is briefly described.