Lumbar Flashcards
RP: L3/ 1 1/2” above iliac crest
- AP LSV (For lumbar exam)
- Duncan and Hoen
PA Wt Bearing Method Lumbar Intervertebral Disks
R and L Lat Bending - Spinal Fusion Series AP Rec
RP: L4/ iliac crest
AP LSV (For lumbosacral exam)
LSV IR
14x17 - BD - longit MP - RP
Demo lumbar bodies, Intervertebral disks spaces, laminae, and transverse process
AP LSV
Intervertebral disks nearlu // with divergence of beam
PA LSV
CR: Perp or 5deg caudal (male) and 8deg caudal (female)
Lat LSV
Demo lat view of lumbar vertebrae
Lat LSV
LSV Lat Proj Modification to add coccyx
Palpate coccyx and draw approx 2-3 fb below it and place it at the level lower edge - CXT
RP: 1-5” above PS
Ferguson Method
AP Axial Lumbosacral Junction and SIJ
CR: 45deg cranial
30deg cranial (male)
35deg cranial (female)
Ferguson Method
AP Axial LSJ and SIJ
Demo anterior view of LSJ and SIJ
Ferguson Method
AP Axial LSJ and SIJ
RP: Spinous process - L4
Ferguson Method
PA Axial LSJ and SIJ
CR: 35deg caudal
Ferguson Method
PA Axial LSJ and SIJ
RP: ASIS ot 2” below spinous process of L5
Meese Recommendation (Prone)
LSJ and SIJ IR
8x10 - BD - longit - MP - RP
Part: Est. 2” posterior to ASIS and 1.5” inferior to IC - MLART
Lat L5-S1 LSJ
RP: T2/ bn C7-T1/ shaft of clavicle
Lat L5-S1 LSJ
L5 to S1 LSJ IR
8x10 - BD - longit - MP - IR
CR: 5deg caudal or 8deg caudal - 36-40” - RP - MP - IR
Lat L5-S1 LSJ
Demo upper sacrum and L4 & L5 (common location of LSJ spondylitis)
Lat L5-S1 LSJ
Demo open LSJs
Francis Recommendation
Francis Recommendation
- Locate both iliac crests
- Draw a line bn 2 interiliac spine
- Adjust CRD - // - imaginary lines - iliac crest
BO: 25-30deg (elevated side - POI)
APO SIJ
RP: ASIS (1” Medial to elevated ASIS aligned with MLART)
- APO SIJ
- PAO SIJ
- AP Axial Oblique SIJ