Chapter 7 Positioning Femur and Pelvic Girdle Flashcards


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1. List the four bones of the pelvis?

Left hip bone, Right hip bone, Sacrum and coccyx

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2. List the three divisions of the hip bone?

Illium, Ishium, Pubis

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3. Innominate bone is another name for?

One half of pelvic girdle, Hip bone, Ossa coxae

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4. What is the largest foramen in the body?

Obturator foramen

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5. Which of the following landmarks is not a palpable bony landmark

a. Greater trochanter

b. Lesser trochanter

c. Ischial tuberosity

d. ASIS

Lesser trochanter

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6. Two aspects of the ischium

Body, Ramus

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7. Imaginary plane that separates the false from the true pelvis?

Brim of the pelvis (pelvic brim)

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8. Lesser pelvis is part of the false or true pelvis?

True pelvis

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9. Supports the lower abdominal organs is part of the false or true pelvis?

False pelvis

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10. Formed primarily by the ala of the ilium is part of the false pelvis or the true pelvis?

False pelvis

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11. Cavity is part of the true or false pelvis?

True pelvis

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12. Greater pelvis is part of the true or false pelvis?

False pelvis

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13. The true or false pelvis forms the actual birth canal?

True pelvis

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14. The true or false pelvis is found below the pelvic rim?

True pelvis

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15. Male or Female pelvis: Heart shaped inlet

Male

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16. Male or Female pelvis: Acute pubic arch (< 90)

Male

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17. Male or Female pelvis: Illiac wings are more flared

Female

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18. Male or Female pelvis: Obtuse pubic arch (> 90)

Female

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19. Male or Female pelvis: Larger and more rounded

Female

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20. Male or Female pelvis: Illiac wings are less flared

Male

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21. Which of the following structures is considered to be the most posterior?

A. Ischial spines

B. ASIS

C. Symphisis Pubis

D. Acetabulum

Ishial Spines

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22. Small depression near the center of the femoral head where a ligament is attached is called?

Fovea Capitis

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23. Which joints are a synovial joint but with amphiarthrodial mobility?

A. Union of acetabula

B. Hip joint

C. Sacroiliac joints

D. Symphsis pubis

Sacroiliac joints

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24. What devices should be used for an axiolateral projection of the hip to equalize density of the hip region

compensation filter

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25. What modality is used to assess joint stability during movement of the lower limbs on infants?

Sonography

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26. A geriatric patient with an extremely rotated lower limb may have?

A. Normal hip joint

B. Osteoarthritis

C. Fractured proximal femur

D. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)

Fractured proximal femur

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27. Which pathologic indications may result in the early fusion of the SI joints

Ankylosing spondylitis

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28. Usually consists of numerous small lytic lesions

Metastatic Carcinoma

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29. Increased hip joint space and misalignment

DDH

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30. Bilateral radiolucent lines across bones and misalignment of SI joints.

Pelvic ring fracture

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31. Early fusion of SI joints and "bamboo spine"

Ankylosing spondylitis

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32. Epiphyses appear shorter and epiphyseal plate wider

SCFE

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33. Hallmark sign of spurring and narrowing of joint space.

Osteoarthritis

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34. What indicates that the proximal femurs are in position for a true AP projection

limited visibility of lesser trochanter in profile

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35. What is another term for the outlet of the true pelvis?

Inferior aperature

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36. The typical physical sign for a possible hip fracture is the ____ of the involved foot

external rotation

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37. What projection or method is often performed to evaluate a pediatric patient for congenital hip dislocation?

bilateral modified cleaves

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38. What type of CR angle is required when using the AP axial for outlet for a male patient?

20 degrees to 35 degrees cephalad

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39. How much is the pelvis and/or thorax rotated for a PA axial oblique for acetabulum?

35 - 40 degrees towards affected side

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40. What type of CR angle is required for the PA axial

12 degrees cephalad

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41. True or false: The unilateral frog-leg projection is intended for non-trauma hip situations.

True

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42. True or false: Centering for the AP pelvis projection is 1 inch superior to the symphysis pubis

False

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43. True or False: the modified axiolateral (clements nakayama method) is classified as a non-trauma lateral hip

False

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44. What type of CR angle is required for the judet method.

None