Reasons for failure to radiograph fractures and dislocations
| Reason | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Other injuries elsewhere | 52 | |
| Other significant injury in same limb | 7 | |
| Poor localisation of injury | 14 | |
| Injury of contralateral limb | 5 | |
| Underestimate of injury | 46 | |
| No history of trauma | 2 | (# odontoid in demented patient # tibia in child ?NAI) |
| Patient violent and removed by police | 1 | (skull #) |