SHOULDER ANATOMY
A flat bone that forms the posterior part of the shoulder girdle.
What is the scapula?
This AP shoulder projection will show the greater tubercle in profile.
What is external rotation?
The two bones that make up the forearm.
What are the radius and ulna?
This elbow view shows the coronoid process projected free of superimposition.
What is the AP oblique projection in medial rotation?
Fracture of the metacarpal neck.
What is a boxers fracture?
A long bone with a body and two articular extremities that forms the anterior portion of the shoulder girdle.
What is the clavicle?
An AP view of the shoulder in this position should only be done in trauma situations.
What is neutral rotation?
The number of bones in the adult hand.
What is 27?
This maneuver must be done on the lateral elbow so that the olecranon process can be seen in profile and the fat pads will not be compressed.
What is flexing the elbow 90 degrees?
The transfer of a cancerous lesion from one area to another.
What are metastases?
Formed by the junction of the superior and medial borders of the scapula.
What is the superior angle?
The projection of the scapular Y x-ray.
What is the PA oblique projection?
The largest and most centrally located carpal bone.
What is the capitate?
In a trauma situation these two images can replace an AP elbow.
What are AP distal humerus partial flexion, and AP proximal forearm partial flexion?
A form of arthritis in which uric acid is deposited into the joints.
What is Gout?
The three joints of the shoulder girdle.
What are the scapulohumeral, acromioclavicular, and sternoclavicular?
This AP oblique projection will show the joint space between the humeral head and the glenoid cavity.
What is the Grashey method?
The only saddle joint in the body.
What is the first carpometacarpal (CMC) joint?
A PA axial projection of the wrist that will show the scaphoid with open articulations.
What is the Stecher method?
A fracture of the distal radius with dorsal/posterior displacement.
What is a Colles fracture?
Small synovial fluid filled sacs that relieve pressure and reduce friction in tissue.
what are bursae?
The "Lawrence" method can be used to describe these 2 different projections of the shoulder.
What are the transthoracic lateral and the inferosuperior axial projection?
The three fat pads of the elbow.
What are the supinator, anterior, and posterior?
A tangential wrist projection that will show the carpal canal.
What is the Gaynor-Hart method?
Impacted fracture of posterolateral aspect of the humeral head with dislocation.
What is a hill-sachs defect?