Lumbar Spine Flashcards
Foward displacement of one vertebrae on top of the other vertebrae:
Spondylotisthesus
IDENTIFY Spondylotisthesus
How do you identify the spondylotisthesus?
L5-S1 spot
Lateral lumbar spine
Which of the following will best demonstrate the presence of spondylotis thesus?
L5-S1
Lateral lumbar spine
On an average male how do you angle the tube for an L5-S1 spot for lumbar spine:
3-5 degrees cuadal
On an average female how do you angle the tube for an L5-S2 spot:
5-8 cuadal
If the patient is on their back for an AP oblique position of the lumbar spine what is being demonstrated?
zygopophyseal closest to the IR
The eye of the scotty dog?
pedicle
The ear of the scotty dog?
Sup. articular process
The body of the scotty dog is?
lamina & spinous process
The front foot of the scotty dog is?
Inferior articular process
The back foot of the scotty dog is?
Inf. articular process of the other side
The tail of the scotty dog is:
the sup. articular process of the other side
When the patient is on their back for an AP axial sacrum?
15 degrees cephalic
When the patient is on their back for the AP axial coccyx?
10 degrees caudad