Chapter 6 Lower Limb Part 1

Front 1

bone cysts

Back 1

benign bone lesions filled with clear fluid

Front 2

chondromalacia patellae

Back 2

(runner's knee)
softening of the cartilage under the patella

Front 3

Ewing's sarcoma

Back 3

primary malignant bone tumor in children and young adults; arises from bone marrow; radiographic appearance "onion peel"

Front 4

gout

Back 4

uric acid is excessive in blood, usually attack the 1st MTP joint

Front 5

Osgood Schlatter disease

Back 5

the tibial tuberosity is detached from the anterior tibia; mostly in boys ages 10-15

Front 6

osteomalacia

Back 6

(rickets)
bone softening

Front 7

Reiter syndrome

Back 7

affects the SI joints and the lower limbs of young men; bony erosion of the calcaneus

Front 8

the femoral neck is located______

Back 8

1'-2" MEDIAL
3"-4" DISTAL

Front 9

method used to visualize bilateral pubes and the ischia

Back 9

Taylor Method

Front 10

what position best demonstrates cartilage (menisci) degeneration

Back 10

AP Weight-Bearing knee

Front 11

CR for Taylor Method

Back 11

1"-2" distal to pubis symphesis

Front 12

best position for true lateral

Back 12

lateromedial

Front 13

AP weight-bearing best demonstrates ______

Back 13

longitudinal arches

Front 14

how much abduction is required for the Modified Cleaves Method

Back 14

45 degrees

Front 15

best visualizes space between first and second cuneiforms, metatarsals, and also demonstrates navicular

Back 15

optional lateral oblique foot

Front 16

tube angle for AP toe

Back 16

10-15 degrees towards calcaneus

Front 17

CR for lateral calcaneus

Back 17

1" inferior to medial malleolus

Front 18

weight-bearing bone of lower leg

Back 18

tibia

Front 19

foot has
____ phalanges
____ metatarsals
____ tarsals

Back 19

14 phalanges
5 metatarsals
7 tarsals

Front 20

three parts of metatarsal

Back 20

head
body
base

Front 21

most common fracture site

Back 21

base of the 5th metatarsal
rounded, rough tuberosity

Front 22

between the proximal and distal phalanges of the 1st digit

Back 22

IP JOINT

Front 23

between the middle and proximal phalynx

Back 23

PIP JOINT

Front 24

between the middle and distal phalynx

Back 24

DIP JOINT

Front 25

between the metatarsal and phalanges

Back 25

MTP JOINT

Front 26

between tarsals and metatarsals

Back 26

TMT JOINT

Front 27

where are sesamoids almost always present

Back 27

plantar surface at head of the 1st metatarsal

Front 28

bones of the ankle joint

Back 28

tibia
fibula
talus

Front 29

largest and strongest bone of the foot

Back 29

calcaneus

Front 30

most posterior-inferior part of calcaneus

Back 30

tuberosity

Front 31

lateral portion of calcaneus

Back 31

peroneal trochlea or trochlear process

Front 32

medial portion of calcaneus

Back 32

sustentaculum tali

Front 33

the articulation of the talus and calcaneus makes up the ____

Back 33

subtalar joint or talocalcaneal

Front 34

the calcaneus articulates with what 2 bones

Back 34

cuboid (anteriorly)

talus (superiorly)

Front 35

opening in the middle of the subtalar joint

Back 35

sinus tarsi

Front 36

second largest tarsal bone

Back 36

talus

Front 37

the talus articulates with what 4 bones

Back 37

tibia (superiorly)
fibula (superiorly)
calcaneus (inferiorly)
navicular (anteriorly)

Front 38

located on the medial side of the foot between the talus and cuneiforms

Back 38

navicular

Front 39

the navicular articulates with what 4 bones

Back 39

talus (posteriorly)

3 cuneiforms (anteriorly)

Front 40

what position must the patient be in to visualize the anterior brim of the left acetabulum

Back 40

LPC

Front 41

tarsal bone on the lateral aspect of the foot

Back 41

cuboid

Front 42

cuboid articulates with what 4 bones

Back 42

calcaneus (proximal)
lateral cuneiform (medially)
fourth metatarsal (distally)
fifth metatarsal (distally)

Front 43

provides shock-absorbing support for body weight

Back 43

longitudinal arches

Front 44

located at the TMT joints

Back 44

transverse arch

Front 45

distal end of fibula

Back 45

lateral malleolus

Front 46

distal end of tibia

Back 46

medial malleolus

Front 47

"socket" formed by the inferior portions of the tibia/fibula, where the talus fits

Back 47

ankle mortise

Front 48

process at the distal anterior and lateral tibia

Back 48

anterior tubercle

Front 49

distal tibial joint surface or "ceiling" of the ankle mortise

Back 49

tibial plafond

Front 50

distal fibula is ___cm or ___in posterior to the tibia

Back 50

1 cm

1/2 in

Front 51

where is the tibial tuberosity located

Back 51

proximal anterior surface of tibia, just distal to condyles

Front 52

two prominences on the intercondylar eminence

Back 52

medial intercondylar tubercles

lateral intercondylar tubercles

Front 53

concave surfaces on the articular surface of tibia

Back 53

tibial plateau
(articular facets)

Front 54

slope of the tibial plateau

what direction

Back 54

10-20 degrees

posteriorly

Front 55

anterior portion of the shaft or body of the tibia has a sharp ridge called the ___

Back 55

anterior crest or border
(shin bone)

Front 56

longest and strongest bone in the body

Back 56

femur

Front 57

largest sesamoid bone in the body

Back 57

patella

Front 58

separates the medial and lateral condyles

Back 58

intercondylar fossa

Front 59

which condyle extends lower and more distally

Back 59

medial condyle

Front 60

why must the tube be angled for a lateral knee x-ray

Back 60

to superimpose the two condyles

Front 61

located on the posterolateral aspect of the medial condyle

Back 61

adductor tubercle

Front 62

where is the popliteal surface located

Back 62

proximal to the intercondylar fossa

Front 63

4 ligaments of the knee

Back 63

LCL
MCL
ACL
PCL

Front 64

classification of the knee joint

Back 64

synovial