Radiology Lower Limb MSK Flashcards
1
Q
lipohaemarthrosis
A
intraarticular fracture with blood, fat from marrow.
2
Q
how to get fluid levels re: x-ray beam?
A
needs to be perpendicular to gravity
3
Q
complications from a tibial plateau fracture?
A
haemarthrosis
likely to internally fixate
menisci
LCL, MCL
4
Q
what causes mixed picture of cortex/medulla in lower limb with disorganized bone formation
A
paget’s disease
5
Q
definition of stress fracture
A
repeated abnormal stresses on normal bone
6
Q
suspected NOF, non-displaced, can’t see on x-ray, what imaging to do?
A
MRI - best
CT- usually done next after x-ray
Bone scan
7
Q
weber classification
A
height of fibular fracture in relation to syndesmosis
8
Q
where to look bone wise in an ankle inversion injury?
A
anterior talus
talar dome
base of the 5th
