The Hip - book

Radiographic Findings of Intertrochanteric Frx

– See:       – Classification       – Singh index       – Unstable Intertrochanteric Fractures – AP view (internal rotation);     – allows determination of frx obliquity & bone quality;     – if hip is in external rotation, greater troch rotates posteriorly & will overlie part of the fracture … Read more

Radiographic Studies: Foot

– Harris Beath View – Oblique View:    – patient is supine with the knee flexed;    – lateral border of the foot is elevated 40 to 45 degrees with    – medial border of the foot against the cassette;    – central beam is directed vertically to the base of the 3rd M.T.   … Read more

Radiographic Features of Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

– Discussion:     – large radiolucent lesion surrounded by distinct margin of reactive bone;     – often the lesion is eccentric;     – cortical thinning, endosteal erosion, and trabecularization, or bony septation, of the cavity are associated findings;            – lesion will aggressively destroy medullary and cortical bone;   … Read more