Author Question: Internally rotating the affected leg for an axiolateral (inferosuperior) projection of the hip 1. ... (Read 120 times)

panfilo · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

Internally rotating the affected leg for an axiolateral (inferosuperior) projection of the hip

1. positions the greater trochanter behind the femoral neck and shaft.
2. positions the lesser trochanter in profile.
3. positions the greater trochanter in profile.
4. reduces the posterior decline of the femoral neck.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 3 and 4 only
c. 1, 3, and 4 only
d. 1, 2, and 4 only

Question 2

When obtaining an axiolateral (inferosuperior) projection of the hip on patients with ample lateral soft-tissue thickness, the

a. IR is positioned superior to the iliac crest.
b. central ray is centered inferior to the femoral head.
c. IR is positioned inferior to the iliac crest.
d. IR is positioned at the iliac crest.