pelvic girdle + femur things to know

they diggin in me

how many bones in the pelvis

4 (2 hips sacrum and coccyx)

how many bones in the pelvic girdle

2 hip bones

parts of the hip bone

Ilium, pubis, ischium

where is the iliopubic column in relation to the acetabulum

anterior

where is the ileoischial column in relation to the acetabulum

posterior

what are the borders of the ala

anterior, superior, posterior

what are the 4 iliac spines

anterior superior

anterior inferior

posterior superior

posterior inferior

what are the three parts of the ischium

ischial spine

ischial tuberosity

ischial ramus

parts of the pubis

superior ramus

inferior ramus

what forms the obturator foramen

ischial ramus and the inferior ramus

what does the fovea capitis attach to

ligamentum capitis femoris

is the intertrochanteric crest posterior or anterior

posterior

is the intertrochanteric line posterior or anterior

anterior

most common site for femoral fracture

neck

2nd most common site for femoral fracture

intertrochanteric crest

type of joint of the pubic symphysis

cartilaginous

type of j

ankylosing spondylitis

rheumatoid arthritis variant involving the SI joints and spine

congenital hip dysplasia

malformation of acetabulum causing femoral head displacement

what do you do after a normal AP pelvis for congenital hip dysplasia

make 2nd exposure with 45 degree cephalic

legg-calve-perthes disease

flattening of femoral head due to vascular interuption

osteoarthritis/degenerative joint disease

progressive cartilage deterioation

paget disease

thick, soft bones marked by bowing and fractures

slipped epiphysis

proximal femur dislocated from distal portion at the proximal epiphysis

multiple myeloma

malignant neoplasm of plasma cells involving bone marrow and causing destruction of the bone

how to tell proper centering for AP pelvis

greater trochanters and stuff equidistant to edge of image and lower vertebrae centered