Author Question: An optimally positioned PA wrist projection demonstrates all of the following except a. an open ... (Read 46 times)

fahad · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

An optimally positioned PA wrist projection demonstrates all of the following except

a. an open radioulnar articulation.
b. open second through fifth MC joint spaces.
c. alignment of the long axis of the third metacarpal and midforearm.
d. the pronator fat stripe.

Question 2

A less than optimal PA wrist projection demonstrates an elongated scaphoid and the second through fourth metacarpals superimposing the CM joint spaces. Which of the following is true about this projection?

a. The wrist was in ulnar flexion.
b. The wrist was flexed.
c. The hand was overflexed.
d. The wrist was externally rotated.