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7 Cards in this Set
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Describe the position of the ulna in a PA projection of the wrist.
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Slightly oblique
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Describe the projection of the wrist when the distal unla is of interest.
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AP
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Describe the view that will best demonstrate the carpal interspaces
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PA
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Describe the deviation of the wrist that best demonstrates the scaphoid
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Ulnar
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Describe the oblique projection of the wrist that will demonstrate the pisiform.
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AP oblique
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Explain why the hand must be supinated when doing an AP projection of the forearm.
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Pronation of the hand crosses the radius over the ulna at its proximal third and rotates the humerus medially, resulting in an oblique projection of the forearm.
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Explain why the elbow should be 90 degrees and the thumb side of the hand must be up when doing a lateral projection of the forearm.
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Superimposition of the humeral condyles, distal radius and ulna.
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