Topic 5: Shoulder Girdle Flashcards
What does the shoulder girdle consist of?
What are the skeletal anatomy and articulations of the pelvic girdle? Give a brief description for each.
What are the projections for the shoulder? CPs? Angulation? Part rotation?
AP External Rotation [CP: 1” inferior to coracoid process] [0 degrees], AP Internal Rotation [CP: 1” inferior to coracoid process] [0 degrees], AP Neutral Rotation (trauma) [CP: mid-scapulohumeral joint (~2cm inferior and slightly lateral to the coracoid process)] [0 degrees], Inferosuperior Axial projection [CP: horizontally to axilla and humeral head] [25-30 degrees medially], AP Oblique (Glenoid Cavity) [CP: scapulohumeral joint (2” inferior and 2” medial from superolateral border of shoulder)] [0 degrees] & PA Oblique (Scapular Y View Lateral) [CP: scapulohumeral joint (2” below AC joint)] [0 degrees].
What are the projections for the clavicle? CPs? Angulation? Part rotation?
What are the projections for the scapula? CPs? Angulation? Part rotation?
What are the projections for the AC joints? CPs? Angulation? Part rotation?
What anatomy is presented on projections of the shoulder?
What anatomy is presented on projections of the clavicle?
What anatomy is presented on projections of the scapula?
What anatomy is presented on projections of the AC joints?
List the shoulder girdle projections from lowest to highest kVp range.
What are the two types of shoulder dislocation?
What is the most common type of shoulder dislocation? Give a brief description as to what it looks like.
What is type of breathing instructions/techniques are used for projections of the shoulder?
What is type of breathing instructions/techniques are used for projections of the clavicle?
