week 4-Pelvis and Hips

Question 1

list common views of hip

Answer 1

AP

Question 2

list common views of pelvis

Answer 2

AP pelvis
AP sacrum
lateral sacrum
AP hip

Question 3

why cant we see SI joint from AP

Answer 3

SI joint is seen from an angle

Question 4

what do we alwyas need to include in an x-ray

Answer 4

Left/Right

e.g. right femur

Question 5

what is a spot view

Answer 5

a view specific to a particular area. i.e. coccyx

Question 6

name special views of hip and pelvis

Answer 6

AP coccyx
Lateral coccyx

Frog-leg

Question 7

what is the slipped capital femoral epiphysis

Answer 7

a common hip pathology in pre-adolescents and adolescents.

It occurs when the femoral epiphysis is abnormally displaced posteriorly and inferiorly relative to the femoral head and neck.

Question 8

what is a salter-harris fracture

Answer 8

fractures through a growth plate (physis) and are, therefore, specifically applied to bone fractures in children.

Question 9

what is the normal values for femoral angle

Answer 9

min-120
max- 130

Question 10

coxa vara value hip

Answer 10

less than 120

Question 11

coxa valga value hip

Answer 11

more than 130

Question 12

what is shentons line

Answer 12

an imaginary curved line drawn along the inferior border of the superior pubic ramus (superior border of the obturator foramen) and along the inferomedial border of the neck of femur

to judge whether hip dislocation or fracture is present

Question 13

what is kleins line

Answer 13

a virtual line that can be drawn on an X-ray of an adolescent’s hip parallel to the anatomically upper edge of the femoral neck.

Question 14

what is Protrusio Acetabuli Measurement

Answer 14

that the acetabular line projects medial to the ilioischial line by 3 mm or more in men and 6 mm or more in women.

(femoral head moves medially)

Question 15

normal value of Symphysis Pubis Width

Answer 15

male- 6mm
female- 5mm

Question 16

what is accetabular depth + normal values

Answer 16

the distance from the Y cartilage at the bottom of the acetabulum to the line drawn between the bony acetabular edge and the tear drop,

male= 13mm
female= 12mm

Question 17

what is Teardrop Distance + average values

Answer 17

the distance from the lateral margin of the pelvic teardrop to the most medial aspect of the femoral head

9mm

Question 18

define ossification

Answer 18

the natural process of bone formation. b. : the hardening (as of muscular tissue) into a bony substance.

Question 19

what is Psudo-Sacroilitis

Answer 19

inflammation of SI joint

Question 20

what is a Paraglenoid Sulci

Answer 20

a variable groove in the ilium adjacent to the inferior end of the sacroiliac joint

Question 21

what is Pelvic and Sacral Phleboliths

Answer 21

blood clots become calcified masses are found in your pelvis, they are called pelvic phleboliths.25 Jun 2018

Question 22

what are Os Acetabulae

Answer 22

ossciles located at acetabular rim.

They are also observed in severely dysplastic hips, where they are considered as fatigue fractures of the acetabular rim due to overload.