️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>  ️ Michael Kelly, an orthopaedic trauma surgeon, says: 'The failure to detect a fracture on an X-ray is the most common diagnostic error made in A&E.' Shirley Johnstone had mixed feelings when the A&E doctor said the X-ray of her elbow showed no sign of a fracture.<unk> Shirley Johnstone had mixed feelings when the A&E doctor said the X-ray of her elbow showed no sign of a fracture. C'est un soulagement qu'il n'y ait pas de dégâts sérieux. <unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk><unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ A la vez pensé que había dormido mal en el brazo,<unk>dice ella.<unk>Al principio pensé que había dormido mal en el brazo,<unk>dice ella. But it was so painful, my partner advised me to get it checked.<unk> (But it was so painful, my partner advised me to get it checked.) Six days after she was seen at A&E, Shirley received a phone call from the hospital.<unk> Six days after she was seen at A&E, Shirley received a phone call from the hospital. Doctors had reviewed the X-ray and there was a fracture after all, in the olecranon, the protruding bone that forms the tip of the elbow. <unk> Doctors had reviewed the X-ray and there was a fracture after all, in the olecranon, the protruding bone that forms the tip of the elbow. It was a mistake that, four years later, is still affecting Shirley's life.<unk> It was a mistake that, four years later, is still affecting Shirley's life. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ But a year after the operation she developed a painful infection because fluid had built up around the fracture.<unk>But a year after the operation she developed a painful infection because fluid had built up around the fracture. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ J'ai dû prendre tellement de congés que j'ai été rétrogradée et mise à un salaire inférieur<unk>, dit-elle. I've never got back on track.<unk> Shirley has never had a proper explanation for the delay in spotting the fracture.<unk> Shirley has never had a proper explanation for the delay in spotting the fracture. Une docteur m'a dit, <unk>j'ai peur que parfois ces choses ne soient pas prises en compte<unk>, dit-elle. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Numerous studies have shown that failure to detect a fracture on an X-ray is the most common diagnostic...
Shirley Johnstone,<unk>a fracture of her elbow that was missed is still affecting her life.<unk> Some hospitals have introduced a safety net in which all X-rays are reviewed by a specialist.<unk> Some hospitals have introduced a safety net in which all X-rays are reviewed by a specialist.<unk>