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108 Cards in this Set
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Patient rotation for oblique c-spine? |
45 degrees |
AP/PA |
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Tube angle for AP Oblique C-Spine |
15° cephalad |
AP NOT PA |
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What side is demonstrated on AP Oblique C-spine? |
Farthest from IR |
PA is opposite |
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Patient rotation for oblique t-spine |
70° |
Not like most patient rotation |
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Tube angle for oblique t-spine |
Perpendicular |
0 degrees |
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For AP oblique t-spine, what side is demonstrated? |
Farthest |
PA is the opposite of this |
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For AP oblique lumbar spine, what side is demonstrated? |
Side closest to IR |
It's the only oblique projection of the spine that the side demonstrated is different |
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Patient rotation for oblique lumbar spine |
45° |
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Tube angle for oblique lumbar spine |
Perpendicular |
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Patient rotation for oblique SI joints |
25-30 degrees |
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AP oblique SI joints, what side is demonstrated? |
Farthest from the IR |
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Tube angle for oblique SI joints? |
Perpendicular |
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Patient rotation for pelvis/judet (internal/external oblique) |
45 degrees |
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AP internal oblique pelvis/judet, what side is demonstrated? |
Farthest hip from IR |
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AP external oblique pelvis/judet, what side is demonstrated? |
Hip closest to the IR |
Opposite of internal oblique |
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For Inlet Pelvis, what is demonstrated? |
Pelvic brim |
X-Ray makes pelvis seem wider |
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Tube angle for pelvis/Inlet |
40° caudad |
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For Pelvis/Outlet, what is demonstrated? |
Pubic and Ischial rami |
X-Ray looks like butterfly |
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Tube angle for pelvis/Outlet |
40° cephalad |
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For an AP oblique ankle, how much is the ankle rotated? |
45 degrees |
Not a mortise ankle |
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How much rotation for the mortise ankle? |
15-20 degrees |
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For an AP axial foot what is the tube angle |
10 degrees towards the heel |
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For an oblique foot, what is the tube angle for upright |
30 degrees |
If supine the patient rotates their foot this much |
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The top of the foot is: |
Dorsal surface |
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The tibial plateaus slope how far |
10-20 posterior |
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On a plantodorsal calcaneus, what joint space needs to be included? |
Subtalar joint |
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How many tarsal bones are there? |
7 |
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Which projection will open the IP joints of the toes |
AP axial |
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Tube angle for Axial projection plantodorsal calcaneus |
40 degrees |
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Avulsion fracture of medial malleolus with loss of ankle mortise |
Pott' s fracture |
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Bony structure that must be included on lateral ankle for fracture |
5th metatarsal tuberosity |
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Bony prominences in middle of tibial plateau |
Intercondylar eminence |
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What is under the 1st MTP joint |
Sesamoids |
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Another name for the calcaneus |
Os Calcis |
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Bony prominence on anterior tibia |
Tibial tuberosity |
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Anatomical structures included on AP tibia |
Both knee and ankle joint |
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Rotation for AP oblique foot |
30 degrees |
Tube angle is same for upright |
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In ideal circumstances, which way should lateral 5th toe be imaged? |
Mediolateral |
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What line is parallel to the IR for a mortise ankle projection? |
Intermalleolar |
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For an AP ankle, the foot needs to be |
Dorsiflexed |
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Tarsal bone highlighted on AP oblique foot |
Cuboid |
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Sustenticulum tarsi located |
Medial side of calcaneus |
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Space separating femoral condyles |
Intercondylar fossa |
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Avulsion of tibial tuberosity |
Osgood-schlatter disease |
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CR enters where on AP axial foot |
Base of 3rd metatarsal |
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If 1st or 5th metatarsal demonstrated on plantodorsal calcaneus, indicates: |
Foot rotated |
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Stress projection of ankle used for |
Ligament damage demonstrated |
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Fracture of 5th metatarsal tuberosity |
Jones fracture |
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This projection is for the knee/patella |
Hughston |
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The other projections for the knee/patella are: |
Merchant and Settegast |
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These projections are for the Intercondylar fossa: |
Camp-Coventry and beclere |
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What needs to be included on a TVO? |
Hip joints and ankle joints |
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What type of bone is the patella? |
Sesamoids bone |
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Where does the CR enter for an AP knee |
1/2 inch inferior to apex of patella |
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How much flexion should there be for a lateral projection of the knee |
20-30 degrees |
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How much is the rotation for an AP lateral oblique knee |
45 degrees |
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How much is the patient's knee flexed for a camp Coventry |
40-50 degrees |
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Where is the menisci of the knee located |
On top of tibial plateau |
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What type of joint is the knee joint |
Hinge |
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When imaging the proximal femur, where is the top of the IR placed? |
ASIS |
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When imaging an AP knee supine, what tube angle should be used for patient measuring more than 25cm |
5 degrees cephalad |
5 degrees caudad is for less than 19cm otherwise it's perpendicular |
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What tube angle is used to open the joint space on a lateral knee projection |
5-7 cephalad |
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The patella should be completely superimposed over the femur on a good AP knee |
True |
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3-5% of the population has one of these in the posterior area of the knee between the condyles |
Fabella |
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When imaging a AP distal femur, where should the bottom of the IR be placed? |
2 inches below the knee joint |
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When asked to do a 4 view knee, if the patient is unable to stand which projection will show the Intercondylar fossa |
Beclere |
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What does rolling the femurs 10-15 degrees medially on AP proximal femur demonstrate |
Places femoral neck in profile |
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Tube angle used on a Rosenberg |
10° caudal angle |
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The pathology demonstrated on a camp Coventry is |
Osteochondritis desicans (OCD) |
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BKA |
Below the knee amputation |
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NWB |
Non-weight bearing |
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THA |
Total hip arthroplasty |
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ORIF |
Open reduction internal fixation |
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DJD |
Degenerative joint disease |
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IM |
Intermedullary |
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SRA |
Surface replacement arthroplasty |
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OOB |
Out of brace |
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TKA |
Total knee arthroplasty |
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AVN |
Avascular necrosis |
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S/P |
Status/post |
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FX |
Fracture |
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TVO |
Trivial valgus osteotomy |
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ROM |
Range of motion |
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PWB |
Partial weight bearing |
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OOC |
Out of cast |
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When performing an outlet projection, what is the tube angle for men |
20-35 |
Women is 30-45 |
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Another name for the hip bone |
Innominate |
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Lateral projection of the hip is also known as the______method |
Launstein and hickey |
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What is SCFE |
Proximal femoral head dislocated at epiphysis |
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When should vs XTL hip be performed? |
R/O fracture and joint replacement |
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Superior aperture of pelvis is known as |
Inlet and pelvic brim |
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How much should the hips be rotated for a AP pelvis |
15-20 medially |
Turn toes in |
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For AP hip where should the top of IR be placed |
ASIS |
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The femoral neck and___________are common sites for fractures for the elderly |
Intertrochanteric crest |
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When should a Clements-nakayama modification be performed |
When patient unable to lift unaffected leg for XTL |
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What pathology does a judet demonstrate? |
Fracture of the acetabulum |
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Where should the top of the IR be placed in properly positioned XTL hip |
Just above Iliad crest |
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Flattening of femoral head due to vascular interruption |
Legg-Calve-Perthes disease |
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The modified cleaved method is known as |
Frog |
Spread legs open |
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When ischial tuberosity and femoral neck overlap on XTL hip, it means |
Patient rotated |
Overlap usually means this |
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The hip joint is a |
Ball and socket |
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Vertebral body slips anterior from the one below |
Spondylolitsthesis |
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Bamboo spine |
Spondylitis |
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Projection that demonstrates dens within foramen magnum |
Fuchs |
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Defect of the vertebra at the pars interarticularis is called |
Spondylolysis |
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Osteoarthritis of the spine |
Spondylosis |
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Where does the CR enter for SO axial SI joints |
One and one half inches superior to pubic symphysis |
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Tube angle sacrum |
15cephalad |
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