Week 5- Thorax And Spine NRA Flashcards
List normal views of lumbar spine
AP Lumbar spine
Lateral lumbar spine
AP Lumbopelvic
List normal views of thoracic spine
AP thoracic spine
Lateral thoracic spine
List special views of lumbar spine
Lateral lumbosacral
Lateral oblique
AP lumbosacral spot
Lateral lumbosacral spot
List special views of thoracic spine
Thoracic spine lateral
Cervicothoracic junction
(Swimmers projection)
How can we tell if the SI joint is anterior or posterior
Anterior is wider (30 degrees more) than posterior which is more medial
What is spondylolisthesis
One of ur bones in spine slips forward,
What is spondylosis
Abnormal wear on cartilage and cervical vertabrae
What is meyerdings classifcication of spondylolisthesis
Measuring the slippage of vertabrae, measuring in accordance to the vertabrae below
5 grades. 0% to 25% is Grade I, 25% to 50% is Grade II, 50% to 75% is Grade III, 75% to 100% is Grade IV, and greater than 100% is Grade V
Give an example of a graded spondyloisthesis
Grade 1 anterior spondyloisthesis of thoracic …
Name 2 thoracic methods which assess scoliosis
Cobs method
Riser ferguson
What is block vertabrae
Partial or complete fusion of vertabral bodies
What is butterfly vertabrae
Uncommon anomaly of spine.
Typically in lumbar
What is hemivertabrae
Lack of formation of one half of vertabral body
What is schmorls node
Herniations of nucleus purposes through cartilaginous and bony endplate onto adjacent vertabral
What is spina bifida
When a baby’s spine and spinal cord doesn’t develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spine
