The patient sits on a chair, propped up to a special table of the X-ray apparatus, sideways to it. X-rays of the elbow joint are usually held in the sitting position, but if necessary, the diagnosis can also be made in the supine position (for example, if the person is unconscious) or standing up. All these doctors can give directions to the x-ray of the elbow joint, if this is required to clarify the diagnosis. If there was no trauma, but suspicious changes in the color and structure of the soft tissues are detected, there are pains in the elbow, limiting hand movements, first of all we go to the therapist, and he decides to direct a person to an x-ray, or offer a consultation with an orthopedist. It must be said that X-rays are prescribed not only by traumatologists for suspected fractures of the brachial, ulnar or radial bones, or dislocation of the forearm bones in the elbow area. With regard to traumatic injuries, the X-ray allows you to exclude or confirm fractures and dislocations that hamper the treatment. injuries of the elbow, accompanied by pain syndrome, reddening of the tissues and their swelling, both with violation of the integrity of soft tissues, and without visible damage.complaints about the limited movements of the arm in the elbow,.change in color of tissues (red, bluish tint),.swelling of the soft tissues in the elbow area,.
unexplained pain in this area without external damage,.A doctor should have good reasons to direct a person to a survey.Īs for the pathology of the elbow joint, such weighty reasons are: It is clear that such a diagnostic method, as an x-ray, can not be used purely out of curiosity. The true degree of danger of X-rays depends on the duration and frequency of irradiation procedures. X-ray of the elbow joint, like other methods of examination using rays of the X-ray spectrum (ionizing radiation), is not quite a safe procedure that can cause radiation burns and cell mutation, increase the risk of developing tumors. X-rays give the opportunity to see the body through to detect pathological changes in muscles, bones, cartilages, etc., which are hidden from the eyes of a person. Radiography is a method of diagnosing internal injuries, which is used in cases when the doctor is difficult to diagnose by external signs, or to clarify certain details of tissue damage.
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