X-RAYS DON'T ALWAYS SHOW FRACTURES
Laypeople, even physicians, often if not most of the time, labor under the UNTRUE notion that if someone receives trauma, x-rays (ie "plain films") that use equipment that has not changed much since 1895, and expose the patient to radioactive particles, will show whether the patient has a fracture / broken bone, or not...as if it is a grey Oracle of Delphi that always tells the truth. Radiologists know that nothing could be farther from the truth. " Sometimes an X-ray will not show a fracture." https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-fractures-treatment#:~:text=Sometimes%20an%20X%2Dray%20will,)%2C%20or%20a%20bone%20scan. https://healthcare.utah.edu/the-scope/shows.php?shows=0_wny3n8ot "A possible occult fracture is a suspected broken bone that doesn't show up on X-rays . Accidents, repetitive injuries, and normal stresses on weak bones can all cause occult fractures. The pain from occult fractures gets worse with activity. MRI is one of the best
