Pelvic and Hip Metrics Flashcards
What is found between the most superior point on convex articular surface of femur and adjacent ace tabular cortex?
Superior Joint Space
What is found between femoral head and acetabulum lateral to acetabular notch?
Axial Joint Space
What is found between medial surface of femoral head and opposing ace tabular surface?
Medial joint Space
What line’s most important feature is that the iliofemoral line should be bilaterally symmetrical?
Shenton’s Line
What should the femoral angle be?
120-130 degrees
In what line should the fovea capitis lie above or at the level of trochanteric line?
Skinner’s Line
The fovea lies below skinners line when there is what?
Superior Displacement of Femur
The outer margin of femoral head will be lateral to what?
Klein’s Line
The femoral head doesn’t overlap klein’s line unless its what?
Slippage of femoral capital epiphysis
