In doing some research I ran across a before and after picture of an ATR treated conservatively. I can’t even remember how I stumbled across this, who only knows what I was searching on. (I can only imagine what my google log looks like). Annnnyhoooo…the MRI is not mine, obviously, because I was treated surgically, but apparently the MRI is of an 80 something year old woman who ruptured b/c of antibiotics. The after MRI was after 8 weeks of casting. I hope you all find it as fascinating as I do. You can clearly see all the scar tissue, and most of all you can see it healed.

I have a question for anyone that understands how to read these things, (doug53 - you’re a doctor, right?), is the rupture in the before a full or partial?  Looks like it’s hanging on by a thread, but I could very well be mis-reading it. And if it’s hanging by a thread would that be considered partial?  Anyone have any insight?

ATR before and after

Here’s the link, btw:  http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/20/2067/F1