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L-Spine, Sacrum, and Coccyx

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Which projection will best demonstrate spondylolisthesis?   Lateral position  
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Where is the Xiphoid Process?   T9 and T10  
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Where is the Costal Margin?   L2 and L3  
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Where is the Iliac Crest?   L4 and L5  
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Where is the ASIS?   S1 and S2  
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Which projections are used after a spinal fusion surgery?   R/L bending. (Hypertension/Hyperflexion)  
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Who is the Sacrum angled more posteriorly on?   Female  
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How do you tell if a patient is over/under rotated on an oblique L-Spine?   Over- If the Pedicle is located posteriorly. Under- If the Pedicle is located anteriorly.  
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What is the body rotation, CR angle, and placement for oblique SI joints?   Body rotated- 25 to 30 degrees. CR angle- No angle. Placement- Direct CR 1in medially to upside ASIS.  
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Which side is built up (With a block of wood) on the second position for the Ferguson?   The side with a convex curve  
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Which position for SI joints will best demonstrate the left joint?   RPO  
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How do you correct for superimposition of the coccyx on the symphasis pubis?   Increase Cauded CR angle from 10 to 15 degrees  
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What is the CR angle, placement, and centering for AP coccyx?   Angle 10 degrees cauded. Direct CR 2 in above pubis.  
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What is the CR angle, placement, and centering for AP Sacrum?   CR is 15 degree cephalad. Direct CR 2 in above pubis.  
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If a patient has Scoliosis which side should be down?   The convex side of the spine.  
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How do you demonstrate the lower portion of the SI joints on an oblique position?   Angle 15 to 20 degrees cephalad  
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What are the CR angles for AP Axial L5-S1 position?   Males- 30 degrees cephalad Females- 35 degrees cephalad  
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Can AEC sensors be used on a lateral L5-S1 position?   Yes  
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Where does the CR need to be parallel to on a lateral L5-S1 position?   Parallel to the Interiliac Plane  
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How much bone loss needs to happen in order for conventional radiography to detect it?   30%  
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What term is interchangeable with the term zygapophyseal joint?   Facet  
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What is the largest vertebral body?   Lumbar vertebral body  
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What is the lamina between the superior and inferior articular processes?   Pars Interarticularis  
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What two structures of the Sacrum form the Zygapophyseal joints?   The two superior articular processes  
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What is the first sacral opening that contains certain sacral nerves?   Sacral canal  
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How many coccygeal segments are fused on an adult coccyx?   3-5 (Average of four)  
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Is the CR Sacrum angle, angled more cephalad for women or men?   Women  
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What angle is used to demonstrate the intervertebral foramina for a lateral L spine?   90 degrees  
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What angle is used for Oblique Zygapophyseal joints?   45 degrees  
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Zygapophyseal joints (Posterior obliques)downside-   RPO-Right joints LPO-Left joints  
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Zygapophyseal joints (Anterior obliques)Upside-   RAO-Left joints LAO-Right joints  
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What joint classification of L-spines are Zygapophyseal joints?   Synovial, Diarthrodial, and plane or gliding  
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What joint classification of L-spines are Intervertebral joints?   Cartilaginous, Amphiarthrodial (Slightly movable)  
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For an AP projection of the L-spine, should the knees be flexed?   Yes  
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Computed Tomography (CT)   The presence and extent of fractures, disk disease, and neoplastic disease.  
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Magnetic Resonance imaging (MRI)   Soft tissue structures of the lumbar spine  
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Nuclear Medicine   Detection of skeletal pathologic process  
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Bone Densitometry   Hyperparathyroidism estrogen deficiency, advancing age, and lifestyle factors  
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Myelography   Requires injection of contrast medium to visualize the soft tissue structures of the spinal canal.  
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Ankylosing Spondylitis   Begins in the sacroiliac joints and progresses up the vertebral column  
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Compression Fractures   The superior and inferior surfaces of the vertebral body are driven together producing a wedged shaped vertebrae  
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Chance Fractures   Result from a Hyperflexion force that causes fracture through the vertebral body and posterior elements  
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Herniated Nucleus Pulposus (HNP)   also commonly known as a Herniated Lumbar Disk (Slipped Disk) is usually due to trauma or improper lifting  
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Lordosis   Describes the normal concave curvature of the lumbar spine and an abnormal or exaggerated concave lumbar curvature  
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Scoliosis   Lateral curvature of the vertebral column  
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Spina Bifida   a congenital condition in which the posterior aspects of the vertebrae fail to develop, thus exposing part of the spinal cord  
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Spondylolisthesis   involves the forward movement of one vertebrae in relation to another  
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Spondylolysis   the dislocation of a vertebrae.  
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What angle Is used to visualize a L1-L2 vertebrae?   50 degrees  
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What angle is used to visualize the L3-L4 vertebrae?   45 degrees  
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What angle is used to visualize the L5-S1 vertebrae?   30 degrees  
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