TUBE ANGLE Flashcards
1
Q
tube angle: PA ulnar deviation
A
15-25 to forearm
elongate scaphoid
2
Q
tube angle: radial head lat
A
45 to humerus
to isolate radial head
3
Q
tube angle: AP Grashey
A
15 caudad
4
Q
tube angle: lat shoulder
A
15-20 caudad
20 if pt leans forward
5
Q
tube angle: axial clavicle
A
15-30 cephalic
to project clavicle above ribs
6
Q
tube angle: AP foot
A
to metatarsals - 10 cephalic
7
Q
tube angle: axial calcaneum
A
40 cephalic
8
Q
tube angle: Rosenberg knee
A
10 caudad
9
Q
tube angle: IC knee
A
perpendicular to tibfib
10
Q
tube angle: skyline knee
A
5-15 cephalic
match how the patella sits on knee
11
Q
tube angle: lateral knee
A
5 cephalic
as med femoral condyle is lower
12
Q
tube angle: HBL knee
A
5 caudad
as med femoral condyle is lower
13
Q
tube angle: lat ankle w/ foot
A
5 cephalic
14
Q
tube angle: AP axial outlet
A
- 20-35 cephalad (M)
- 30-45 cephalad (F)
15
Q
tube angle: AP axial inlet
A
40 caudad
