Anatomy
What is the largest and strongest of the tarsal bones?
Calcaneus
What is the patient position for a distal lateral femur?
Lying on their affected side with the unaffected leg over the affected leg and the patella is perpendicular to the IR
What is the angulation (degrees and in what direction) and central ray placement for an AP foot?
10 degrees towards the heel (cephalad) entering at the base of the 3rd metatarsal
Where is the Tibial Tuberosity located?
The proximal end of the Tibia
What are the changing instructions for a foot?
Remove sock and shoe of affected side and roll up pants if needed
What are the 7 tarsal bones
Calcaneus, Medial Intermediate and Lateral Cuneiform, Cuboid, Navicular, and Talus
How is the patient positioned for an AP Axial projection of the foot?
Supine with the affected leg bent and the sole of the foot flat on the IR. OR seated with the sole of the foot flat on the IR
What is the angulation (degrees and in what direction) and central ray placement for an plantar-dorsal calcaneus?
40 degrees cephalad and entering at the base of the 3rd metatarsal
Which bone and on what side is the lesser trochanter located on?
Medial proximal femur
What are the changing instructions for an ankle?
Remove sock and shoe of affected side and roll up pants if needed
The intercondylar fossa and the intercondylar eminence located at?
The Femur (fossa) and the Tibia (eminence)
How to you elongate the femoral necks?
Rotate the leg inward
What is the angulation (degrees and in what direction) and central ray placement of the mediolateral knee?
5 to 7 degrees cephalad and entering 1 inch distal to the medical epicondyle
Where it the base of the patella located (Proximal or distal portion of the patella)?
Proximal
What are the changing instructions for a Tib/Fib?
If the person pants can go above their knee pants are fine, if not change into a johnnie and sock and shoes removed
Where is the medial malleolus and lateral malleolus located?
Fibula (lateral) and Tibia (medial)
What position is needed to see the sinus tarsi?
Lateral foot/ankle
What is the angulation (degrees and in what direction) and central ray placement for an AP femur?
Perpendicular and entering at the the mid femur
Where are the lateral and medial plateau located?
On the proximal head of the Tibia
What are the changing instructions for a knee?
If their pants can be rolled up to mid thigh, no change required. If not, change into johnnie pants off underwear stays on
What is another name of the tarlus?
Autragalus
Which AP oblique projection of the foot is used to demonstration of the tarsal interspaces on the lateral side of the foot?
Medial rotation
What is the angulation (degrees and in what direction) and central ray placement for an lateral Tib/Fib?
Perpendicular and entering the midpoint of the Tib/Fib
Femur
What are the changing instructions for a femur?
Ever off from waist down, change into a johnnie