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Where is the top of the IR placed for a lateral proximal femur?
Top of IR @ ASIS
For the AP proximal femur how many degrees do we rotate the patients femur?
Rotate leg
internally 15-20°
two palpable landmarks for the pelvis?
greater trochanter and ASIS
rough, rounded area near the junction of the Rami and the lower portion of the body of the Ischium; palpable; bears the weight of the body when sitting
Ischial Tuberosity
where is the IR placed for an AP distal femur?
Bottom of IR 2”
below knee joint
opening formed by ramus and body of each Ischium and Pubis
Obturator Foramen
What should NOT be visible on an AP pelvis?
How do we accomplish this?
lesser trochanters
rotating the legs 15-20 degrees internally
technique for AP pelvis?
75@32
where do we center for a lateral hip (frog leg)?
Perpendicular
@ midfemoral neck
technique for x-table hip?
80@80
For an AP distal femur image, the leg should be?
rotated internally 5 degrees
smaller, blunt, conical eminence on the femur; projects medially and posteriorly to the body
lesser trochanter
where do we center for an AP pelvis?
2” below ASIS
Top of IR above top of crest
what are the names of cross table hip methods?
Danelius-Miller
Clements-Nakayama
Proximal Femur technique?
75@16
How is the CR for the Outlet Pelvis projection?
Male?
Female?
CR angled cephalic 20⁰- 30⁰ for males
CR angled cephalic 30⁰-45⁰ for females.
An obtuse angle (greater than 90°) of pubic arch corresponds with the ______ pelvis.
Narrow, deep, less flared
Acute angle < 90
Oval or heart shaped inlet
All characteristics of _____ pelvis?
male
depression on center of femoral head where the ligament Capitis Femoris attaches
fovea capitis
what anatomy is of interest when performing judet method?
acetabulum, obturator foramen
thick ridge that joins the trochanters posteriorly
Intertrochanteric Crest
cup-shaped cavity that accepts the femoral head to form the hip joint
acetabulum
A radiograph reveals that the left iliac wing is elongated and the right is foreshortened. What position is the patient in?
LPO
What projections do we perform for a trauma hip?
AP pelvis AS IS
x-table lateral
How is the CR for an Inlet Pelvis?
CR angled caudal 40⁰
CR @ midline and at the level of the ASIS