LRA 220 EXAMS SCRIPT ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔If a patient has excessive external rotation of one foot, a fractured hip may be
indicated.
True
False - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Less abduction of femora of only 20° to 30° from vertical provides for the least
foreshortening of femoral necks when performing the AP bilateral "frog-leg" projection.
True
False - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Generally, gonadal shielding for females cannot be used for an initial AP pelvis for
pelvic trauma due to the possibility of covering pertinent anatomy.
• True
False - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔A nontrauma patient comes to radiology with a history of chronic pain of the right
hip. The patient is ambulatory but has not had previous radiographs taken of that hip.
Which of the following routines would be best suited for this patient?
AP pelvis
AP projection of the left hip
• Axiolateral (inferosuperior) projection of the left hip
Lateral frog-leg projection of the left hip - ✔✔AP PELVIS
✔✔Which of the following conditions will produce shortening of the epiphyses but
widening of the epiphyseal plate?
Osteoarthritis
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Slipped capital femur
Chondrosarcoma - ✔✔SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMUR
✔✔Innominate bone is another name for:
, all of the above
• hip bone
one half of pelvic girdle
ossa coxae - ✔✔ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔Which one of the following landmarks is not a palpable bony landmark?
lesser tronchanter
greater tronchanter
ischial tuberosity
anterior superior iliac spine - ✔✔LESSER TROCHANTER
✔✔Which one of the following structures is considered to be the most posterior?
ischial spines
symphysis pubis
ASIS
acetabulum - ✔✔ISCHIAL SPINES
✔✔Which of the following joints are a synovial joint but with amphiarthrodial mobility?
sacroiliac joints
• hip joint
union of acetabula
symphysis pubis - ✔✔sacroiliac joints
✔✔A geriatric patient with an externally rotated lower limb may have:
• fractured proximal femur
a normal hip joint
osteoarthritis
slipped capital femoral epiphysis - ✔✔• fractured proximal femur
✔✔Which one of the following radiographic signs indicates that the proximal femurs are
in position for a true AP projection?
limited visibility of the lesser trochanter in profile
appearance of the lesser trochanter in profile
limited visibility of fovea capitis
symmetric appearance of iliac wings - ✔✔limited visibility of the lesser trochanter in
profile
✔✔Centering for the AP pelvis projection is 1 inch, or 2.5 cm, superior to the symphysis
pubis.
• False
True - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔ The purpose of the AP stress views of the ankle is to demonstrate:
Possible stress fractures
SET A+
✔✔If a patient has excessive external rotation of one foot, a fractured hip may be
indicated.
True
False - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Less abduction of femora of only 20° to 30° from vertical provides for the least
foreshortening of femoral necks when performing the AP bilateral "frog-leg" projection.
True
False - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔Generally, gonadal shielding for females cannot be used for an initial AP pelvis for
pelvic trauma due to the possibility of covering pertinent anatomy.
• True
False - ✔✔TRUE
✔✔A nontrauma patient comes to radiology with a history of chronic pain of the right
hip. The patient is ambulatory but has not had previous radiographs taken of that hip.
Which of the following routines would be best suited for this patient?
AP pelvis
AP projection of the left hip
• Axiolateral (inferosuperior) projection of the left hip
Lateral frog-leg projection of the left hip - ✔✔AP PELVIS
✔✔Which of the following conditions will produce shortening of the epiphyses but
widening of the epiphyseal plate?
Osteoarthritis
Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
Slipped capital femur
Chondrosarcoma - ✔✔SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMUR
✔✔Innominate bone is another name for:
, all of the above
• hip bone
one half of pelvic girdle
ossa coxae - ✔✔ALL OF THE ABOVE
✔✔Which one of the following landmarks is not a palpable bony landmark?
lesser tronchanter
greater tronchanter
ischial tuberosity
anterior superior iliac spine - ✔✔LESSER TROCHANTER
✔✔Which one of the following structures is considered to be the most posterior?
ischial spines
symphysis pubis
ASIS
acetabulum - ✔✔ISCHIAL SPINES
✔✔Which of the following joints are a synovial joint but with amphiarthrodial mobility?
sacroiliac joints
• hip joint
union of acetabula
symphysis pubis - ✔✔sacroiliac joints
✔✔A geriatric patient with an externally rotated lower limb may have:
• fractured proximal femur
a normal hip joint
osteoarthritis
slipped capital femoral epiphysis - ✔✔• fractured proximal femur
✔✔Which one of the following radiographic signs indicates that the proximal femurs are
in position for a true AP projection?
limited visibility of the lesser trochanter in profile
appearance of the lesser trochanter in profile
limited visibility of fovea capitis
symmetric appearance of iliac wings - ✔✔limited visibility of the lesser trochanter in
profile
✔✔Centering for the AP pelvis projection is 1 inch, or 2.5 cm, superior to the symphysis
pubis.
• False
True - ✔✔FALSE
✔✔ The purpose of the AP stress views of the ankle is to demonstrate:
Possible stress fractures
