The greater trochanter is a large, palpable prominence on the ____________ and _________ portion of the femur.
What is the proximal and lateral?
100
The femur is the ___________ and __________ bone in the body.
What is the largest and heaviest?
100
The anterior superior iliac spine is located on the _______ aspect of the lateral pelvis and above the hip.
What is anterior?
100
If the IR is at the superior margin of the asis, this projection of the femur is being taken.
What is the AP proximal femur?
100
The ala of the ilium is the large, flat ________ portion of the upper pelvis.
What is the superior portion?
200
The ischial tuberosity is located on the __________ portion of the ischium.
What is the inferior?
200
True or False. The CR for the AP femur is parallel to the IR.
What is False? It's perpendicular.
200
The midsagittal plane of the body is midline to the table for this projection.
What is the AP pelvis?
200
The acetabulum articulates with this part of the femur to form the hip joint.
What is the head of the femur?
200
Both greater trochanters should be within the inferior margin of the IR for this exam.
What is the AP pelvis?
300
An AP pelvis and this projection should be taken if a fracture of the hip is suspected.
What is a cross-table lateral?
300
The ilium, ischium, and pubis all form this bone.
What is the pelvis?
300
The acetabulum is a rounded _______ that forms the socket of the hip joint.
What is a fossa?
300
These are the routine views for a femur exam.
What is an AP and lateral proximal femur and an AP and lateral distal femur?
300
These are the routine views for the hip.
What is an AP and lateral?
400
This is the routine exam for the pelvis.
What is an AP pelvis?
400
This is the relation of the femoral necks to the IR in an AP proximal femur projection.
What is parallel to the IR?
400
The obturator foramen is the hole of the ring that is formed by the branches of the rami of the ________ and ______.
What is the ischium and pubis?
400
Hip fractures of the elderly are usually attributed to this disease.
What is osteoporosis?
400
This is the degree and direction that the femur is rotated for an AP hip or pelvis exam.
What is 15 degrees medially?
500
This is the other name for a lateral hip projection.
What is a frog-leg lateral?
500
Leg is extended with sagittal plane perpendicular to the IR. Rotate the limb internally 10-15 degrees to place the femoral neck in profile. Superior margin of the IR is placed at the level of asis, describes this position.
What is the AP proximal femur?
500
These are the structures that should be seen for an AP proximal femur.
What is the hip joint and proximal 3/4 of the femur?
500
These are the names for the axiolateral hip projection.
What are the Danelius-Miller, cross-table lateral, surgical lateral projection, and axiolateral projection?
500
These are the 5 palpable bony landmarks for hip and pelvis positioning.
What are the asis, greater trochanter, ischial tuberosity, pubic symphysis, and iliac crest?