A patient had a knee injury 5 days ago, what do we need to remember when imaging them? and why?
Cross table lateral knee to show lipohemarthrosis
Fabella
Osgood Schlatter's
How would you correct this image and why?
Rotate knee towards table.
What angle is used for the outlet image of a pelvis?
20-35 cephalad (males)
30-45 cephalad (females)
What is"I"?
Intertrochanteric Fracture
Leg is externally rotated
What angle is used for a platodorsal axial projection of the calcaneous?
40* cephalad
What is "F"?
Greater Trochanter
Trimalleolar Fracture
Patients distal lower leg was elevated
why do we angle the tube (or the patient) when performing a XTL Hip?
in order to make the CR Perpendicular to the femoral neck
Bi-partite patella
Distal portion points laterally
leg is internally rotated
If the patient's measurement from ASIS to the table is 19-24cm, what is the angulation of the CR for a non-weightbearing AP Knee?
0 degrees (perpendicular to the IR)
What is the arrow pointing at?
Ischial Spine
What is Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease?
Childhood condition that occurs when blood supply to the femoral head is interrupted and the bone begins to die
leg is internally rotated