Anatomy
Serves as a base for the trunk and a girdle for the attachment of the lower limbs.
What is the pelvis?
Increased density of atypically soft bone.
What is Osteopetrosis?
The large opening formed by the ramus and body of each ischium and by the pubis
What is the obturator foramen?
Both ilia and greater trochanters are equidistance from the edge of the radiograph
Lower vertebra column centered to the middle of the radiograph
What is the AP Pelvis?
Projection that provides a lateral view to assess the hip joint and proximal femur for non-trauma hip situations
Often call the Frog-leg position
What is the Modified Cleaves Method?
Small deperession at the center of the head of the femur and attaches the ligamentum capitis femoris.
What is the fovea capitis?
Malformation of the acetabulum causing displacement of the femoral head.
What is Congenital Hip Dysplasia?
The rounded roughened area near the junction of the lower body and the inferior rami of the pelvis
What is the ischial tuberosity?
Lesser trochanter on the medial side of the femur
Femoral axes extended from the hip bones at equal angles
What is the Modified Cleaves Method (AP Oblique projection)?
Projection that provides a lateral view of the hip for fractures or dislocation
Assessment in trauma hip situations where the leg cannot be manipulated or moved
What is the Danelius-Miller Method?
The less prominent ridge connecting the trochanters anteriorly.
New tissue growth where cell proliferation is uncontrolled.
What is a tumor?
Part of the femur that can be located by firm palpation of the soft tissues of the upper thigh.
What is the greater trochanter?
Femoral neck angles approximately 15-20 deg. superior to the femoral bodies
Femoral necks without overlap from the greater trochanters
What is the Original Cleaves Method?
Internal oblique position which is used for a patient with a suspected fracture of the iliopubic column and the posterior rim of the acetabulum
What is the Judet Method? Internal oblique
The prominent ridge extending between the trochanters at eh base of the neck on the posterior surface of the body of the femur.
What is the intertrochanteric crest?
Malignant neoplasm of plasma cells involving the bone marrow and causing destruction of the bone.
What is Multiple Myeloma?
The small, blunt and conical eminence that projects medially and posteriorly from the junction of the neck and shaft of the femur.
What is the lesser trochanter?
Proximal one third of the femur
Greater trochanter in profile
What is the AP hip projection?
20 to 35 deg. cephalic angulation
CR entering the mid point 2" inferior to the superior border of the pubic symphysis
What is the Taylor Method? (Pelvis Outlet)
Cup shaped socket that receives the head of the femur.
What is the acetabulum?
Malignant tumor arising from cartilage cells.
What is Chondrosarcoma?
A strong pyramidal process of the bone that connects the head of the femur with the body or shaft in the region of the trochanters.
What is the neck?
Ischial tuberosity below the femoral head and neck
What is the Danelius-Miller Method?
CR is directed 40 deg caudally to the midline at the level of the ASIS
What is Bridgman Method?