Xray of Elvis Presley's Fractured Wrist

Elvis Presley Broke His Wrist.

You name it – a strand of hair, his signed cast, even Elvis’ medical swab taken at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, TN – has been sought after and bought by collectors. (The swab itself went for $468.75 in 2010)

But here’s an x-ray from Elvis Presley’s personal collection that some might find as breaking news in the world of radiology.

A full size plate x-ray of Elvis's left arm showing a fractured wrist has been verified from Elvis's stepbrother David Stanley confirming the occasion. It’s from the family of the doctor that took the x-ray after Elvis was injured in a karate class.

The actual break in his arm was obtained during a karate session and the plate of the x-ray taken later has Elvis Presley's address and hospital details embedded in the negative, including the radiologist's name. It sold in 2008 at a Farm Bureau auction for $3,500. At the time of this posting (July 2015), it was listed on an auction site having been sold for $9,375.

View Elvis Presley's chest x-ray here.