PELVIS AND PROXIMAL FEMORA Flashcards
Found above the acetabulum
Ilium
Has a body and two rami
Pubis
Hip socket
Acetabulum
Serves as a base for the trunk
Pelvis
Opening in bone
Foramen
Hip bone
Innominate
Projects from the pubic bone
Ramus
Winglike portion of ilium
Ala
Large opening
Obturator
Posterior pelvic articulations
Sacroiliac
Articulates with the sacrum
Coccyx
Forms posterior aspect of pelvis
Sacrum
Sharp bony process
Spine
Ridgelike process
Crest
Loss of bone density
Osteoporosis
Increased density of atypically soft bone
Osteopetrosis
Form of arthritis marked by progressive cartilage deterioration in synovial joints and vertebrae
Osteoarthritis
Thick, soft bone marked by bowing and fractures
Paget disease
Malignant tumor arising from cartilage cells
Chondrosarcoma
Proximal portion of femur dislocated from distal portion at the proximal epiphysis
Slipped epiphysis
Malignant neoplasm of plasma cells involving the bone marrow and causing destruction of bone
Multiple myeloma
Rheumatoid arthritis variant involving the sacroiliac(SI) joints and spine
Ankylosing spondylitis
Malformation of the acetabulum causing displacement of the femoral head
Congenital hip dysplasia
Flattening of the femoral head as a result of vascular interruption
Legg-calve-perthes disease
The structure of the body that serves as a base for the trunk and as a girdle for the attachment of the lower limbs is known as the…
Pelvis
Which bones form the pelvis
Two hip bones, sacrum and coccyx
Which three names refer to the major bone that makes up the right or left half of the pelvis?
Ilium
Pubis
Ischium
Which two prominent structures found on the ilium are frequently used as radiographic positioning reference points?
Iliac crest
ASIS
Which bone/portion of the hip bone extends inferiorly from the acetabulum and joints with the inferior ramus of the pubic bone?
Ischium
Essential projection: AP pelvis
- collimate to 17 x 14
- patient supine, shoulders and hips in same plane: lower limbs internally rotated 15 to 20 degrees.
- ASIS equidistant from table; MSP aligned with long axis of table
- central ray perpendicular to MSP at level midway between ASIS and symphysis pubis
Essential projection: AP oblique, femoral necks (modified cleaves)
- collimate to 17x14
- patient supine: shoulders and hips on same plane: ASIS equidistant from table: hips and knees flexed with feet drawn up as much as possible: thighs abducted
- ASIS equidistant from table: MSP aligned with long axis of table
- CR perpendicular to MSP at level 1 inch superior to the pubic symphysis
Describe how the patients lower limbs should be positioned for the AP projection of the pelvis and proximal femora.
Why do we do this?
Extend and rotate the lower limbs medially 15 to 20 degrees
This places the femoral necks parallel with the plane of IR
How is rotation of the pelvis detected in an AP projection image?
The alae of the ilia are asymmetrical if the pelvis is rotated
Which plane of the body should be positioned on the midline of the table and grid?
Midsagittal