Pedriatric Patient- Normal

Question 1

8 reasons why you should x ray kids with back pain

Answer 1

1. child <4
2. Back pain causes functional disability
3. Duration of pain >4m
4. Fever
5. Postural shift of trunk
6. Limited in motion (due to pain)
7. Neurological abnormality
8. History of trauma

Question 2

when does the neural arch fuse and the neural arch and body

Answer 2

neural arch- by 1st year of life

neural arch and body- by 3-6

Question 3

what are Hahns clefts

Answer 3

• vscular notches

- horizontal lucencies in mid vertebral bodies @ every lvl

Question 4

what does unfused neurocentral junction mean

Answer 4

it will appear that the vert body is seperate from post elements as it hasnt fused yet

Question 5

by what age does the triradiate cartilage fuse

Answer 5

fuses by 13-15

Question 6

by what age does the ischiopubic synchondrosis fuse (bottom of obturator foramen)

Answer 6

fuses by 4-8

Question 7

what is rissers classification, when does it first appear in boys and girls, how long does it take to mature

Answer 7

iliac crest epiphysis used to measure skeletal maturity (first appears lat to mid)

appears; 14 in females, 16 in males and takes 3-4 years to mature

Question 8

when does the femoral head appear by and when does it fuse

Answer 8

appears 4y and fuses by 18

Question 9

when does the greater trochanter appear by and when does it fuse

Answer 9

appears by 3 and fuses by 16/17

Question 10

when does the lesser trochanter appear by and when does it fuse

Answer 10

appears at 1 and fuses by 16-17