musculoskeletal radiology Flashcards
principle views of xray
- PA = posterior/anterior
- Oblique
- AP = anterior/posterior (usually done if patient can’t get up from bed)
- Lateral
- specific to site
when would you use computed tomography (CT)
- better bony detail than xray
when would you use MRI
when trying to visualize soft tissue
- superior in diagnosis of early pathologic processes in bone marrow
what are some contributing factors to nonunion fractures
- oral steriods
- interruption of bloody supply
- excessive motion
- age
- poor nutrition
- tobacco use
when looking at imaging studies of nonunion fracture, how can you tell if the bone is viable (capable of some healing activity)
- shows some evidence of callus formation
- elephant’s foot type of horse-hoof type
a fracture in which the fragments are in anatomical alignment
non-displaced fracture
a fracture in which the fragments are no longer in thier usual alignment
displaced
a fracture in which the fragments are malaligned
angulated
a fracture in which the distal fragment longitudinally overlaps the proximal fragment
bayonetted
a fracture in which the distal fragment is seperated from the proximal fragment by a gap
distracted
integrity of skin and soft tissue envelope around fracture
closed
the skin over and near the fracture is lacerated or abraded by the injury
open
a fracture that is perpendicular to the shaft of the bone
transverse
a fracture in which there is more than two fracture fragments
comminuted fracture
an angulated fracture line
oblique fracture
a type of comminuted fracture in which a completely seperate segment of bone is bordered by fracture lines
segmental fracture
a multiplanar and complex fracture
spiral
*can happen from injuries in which rotation of limb causes fracture
the fracture crosses the articular cartilage and enters the joint
intra-articular fracture
an incomplete buckle fracture of one cortex, often seen in children
torus fracture
an incomplete fracture with angular deformity, seen in children
greenstick fracture
a fracture that occurs when one bone hits an adjacent bone
impaction
a type of fracture that occurs in the vertebrae, resulting in depression of the end plates
compression fracture
a type of impaction fracture that occurs in the knee when the femoral condyle strikes the softer tibial plateau
depression fracture
