Xray: Mensuration Lines, Angles, Flashcards
Basilar Angle
> 152 = platybasia / basilar impression
norm: 123-152
aka Welcker’s or Martins’s BA
McGregor’s Line
BEST LINE for basilar impression / invagination
(Pagets, osteomal, FD)
Odontoid is >8mm above in Males OR
Odontoid is >10mm above in Females
aka Basal Line
Chamberlain’s Line
Basilar impression if >7mm above line
(Pagets, osteomal, FD)
aka Palato-occipital
Macrae’s Line
Basilar Impression if occiput above line
aka Foramen Magnum Line
Atlantodental Interspace (ADI)
> 3mm in adults
5mm in children
Transverse ligament rupture or instability –> Downs, Inflammatory Arthritis
George’s Line
antero / retro listhesis
subluxation
posterior bodies
Posterior Cervical Line
antero / retro listhesis
subluxation
spinolaminar junction
Stress Lines of Cervical Spine
Flexion C5/C6
Extension C4/C5
aka Ruth Jackson’s lines
DDD, muscle spasm, joint fixation
Prevertebral Soft Tissues
PLT sandwich 7,14,21
R-pharyngeal: >7mm (C2-C4)
R-laryngeal: >14mm (C5)
R-tracheal: >22mm (C6-7)
Tumor, mass, hematoma
Cobb’s Angle
BEST for scoliosis
Risser Ferguson
Scoliosis
Sacral Inclination
Norm: 30-72
Avg: 46
Ferguson’s Angle
Sacral Base Angle // Lumbosacral Angle
Norm: 26-57
AVG: 41!!!
Meyerdings Grading Line
Spondylo grading
Ullmann’s Line
L5 should be posterior or just at perpendicular line….IF L5 body crosses the line = ANTEROlisthesis
aka Garland Thomas
Garland Thomas Line
Spondylo
Einstein’s Line
Measures >15mm…
Canal / Body Ratio
Canal Stenosis
Higher the ratio, smaller the canal
Lumbosacral Disc Angle
Lines are drawn parallel and through the INFERIOR END PLATE OF L5 AND SUPERIOR ENDPLATE OF S1
Normal = 10-15
Lumbar Gravity Line
Ferguson’s Line
Hyper / Hypo Lordosis
Norm: line intersects sacral base (S1)
Ant to Sacrum = HYPERlordosis
Post to Sacrum = HYPOlordosis
Macnab’s Line
Line intersects SAP (superior articular processes) =
Facet Imbrication
…facet arthrosis
Hadley’s S Curve
Should like like an S, if not =
Facet Imbrication
…facet arthrosis
Kohler’s Line
Protrusio Acetabuli
Shenton’s Line
Should be smooth
SCFE - dislocation / fx/ dysplasia
aka Menard’s or Makka
Iliofemoral Line
SCFE - dislocation / fx / dysplasia
Femoral Angle
aka MIKULICZ’S ANGLE
Norm: 120-130
130+ - Coxa VALGA
120- - Coxa vara
Skinner’s Line
Line is drawn thorugh and parallel to the femoral shaft. A perpendicular line is drawn tangenital to the tip of the GT
Fovea capitus below line = fx or coxa vara
Klein’s Line
BEST FOR SCFE!!!
PATELLAR POSITION
tendon length is 20% greater than the patellar length = patella alta
Heel Pad Measurement
Distance >25mm male, >23mm female
Acromegaly…“increased Heel Pad”