AP Pelvis Flashcards
Check the lower 1/3 of the SI joints
DJD
OCI
AS
Check the inner portion of the pelvis for
Paget’s
Fractures
Protrusio Acetabuli
Check the outer portion of the pelvic inlet
Brim sign - early stage paget’s
Draw a line from outer portion of ilium to outer portion of ischium some portion of the femoral head is not inside this line
Kohler’s line
Congenital hip dysplasia
Hip dislocation
Congenital hip dysplasia
Putti’s triad - hypoplastic femoral head (smaller than usual)
Shallow acetabular shelf
Femoral head outside of acetabulum
Ortho exams congenital hip dysplasia
Telescoping
Ortolani’s
Barlows
Allis
DDX with hip dislocaiton by
Putti’s triad
Signs of trauma on film or in case hx
Refer congenital hip dysplasia
Pediatric orthopedist
Protrusio acetabuli
Axial migration of femoral head with uniform loss of joint space
Bilaterally most often occurs with RA
Seen with things that soften or weaken bone
Obliteration of kohler’s teardrop
Both heads of femur completely inside line - otto’s pelvis
Line of mensuration congenital hip dysplasia
Kohler’s
M/c/c protrusio acetabuli
RA (otto’s pelvis)
Causes of protrusio acetabuli
Pagets Fibrous dysplasia DJD Trauma Osteomalacia
Compare side-to-side ilium ischium and pubis
Color
Shape
Size
Pagets aka
Osteitis deformans
Pagets demographic
Males >50
Stages pagets
Stage 1 = lytic or destructive
Stage 2 = combined
Stage 3 = sclerotic
Stage 4 = malignant (osteosarcoma)
Causes cortical thickening in the spine called picture frame vertebrae
Increased bone density
Coarsened trabeculae
Bone enlargement
Bone softening causing basilar invagination
Paget’s
Bowing deformities
Pagets
Saber shin and sheppard’s crook
Radiographic signs in extremities
Pagets
Cotton wool appearance Blade of grass appearance Candle flame appearance Sheaves of wheat Sheaves of grain Brim sign
Labs pagets
Increased alkaline phosphatase
Urinary hydroxyproline
Special test pagets
Bone scan
If not malignant stage pagets refer to
Orthopedist
Physiologic resorption of normal bone replaced by fibrous tissue fills medullary cavity
Fibrous dysplasia
Saber shin tibia
Sheppard’s crook
Pagets
Fibrous dysplasia
Ground glass appearance
Cafe au leit spots with coast of maine appearance
Rind sign
Fibrous dysplasia
Cob web appearance
Fibrous dysplasia
Thick slerotic rind around radiolucent center
Rind sign
Fibrous dysplasia NEVER goes
Into epiphysis