DIAGNOSIS FROM SINGLE-DIGIT RADIOGRAPHY

This pictorial essay illustrates the value of plain radiographs of the digit in diagnosing disease in children. Although the hand is regarde d as a mirror of disease, the finger often points to the correct diagn osis. The authors present a series of cases for which a coned-down vie w of a single digit is given. In some cases the findings indicate a sp ecific diagnosis, whereas in others only a differential diagnosis is p ossible. The radiographic findings and a brief differential diagnosis, as well as the definitive diagnosis, are presented for each case.