exposure procedures for elbow Flashcards
for AP elbow the patient should be low enough to place the shoulder joint, humerus, and elbow joint in the same plane . TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
in AP elbow the patient should have the elbow extended and hand ___________.
supinated
For AP elbow the patient should lean __________ until the __________ are parallel with the plane of the IR
laterally
humeral epicondyles
where does the CR enter for AP elbow
elbow joint
collimation for AP Elbow
3inches proximal and distal to the elbow joint and 1 inch on the sides
AP elbow
“radial head, neck and tuberosity slightly superimposed over the proximal ulna” TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
AP ELBOW CRITERIA
_____ joint open and centered to the central ray
elbow
AP ELBOW CRITERIA
“No rotation of ____________”
humeral epicondyles
AP ELBOW CRITERIA
“_________ and ____________ approximately equidistant to epicondyles”
coronoid , olecranon fossea
Lateral elbow
elbows are flexed at what degree ?
what degree when its injured?
90
30-35 when injured
in lateral elbow the humeral epicondyles are (perpendicular/ parallel) to IR
perpendicular
LATERAL ELBOW Evaluation
-superimposed __________.
-radial tuberosity facing ________.
-radial head partially superimposing the _________.
-_________ in profile
humeral epicondyles
anteriorly
coronoid process
olecranon process
AP Oblique elbow Medial places the humeral epicondyles at what degree
45 degree
AP oblique medial (or lateral) elbow exposure should show an elbow joint (open/closed) and centered to CR
open
Structures shown on a AP Oblique Elbow Medial :
-_________ process in profile.
-elongated medial _____________.
-_______ superimposed by the _______ head and neck>
-__________ process within the _______fossa.
coronoid
humeral epicondyle
Ulna, radial
olecranon, olecranon
