Items tagged “line”
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Line of Klein
The line of Klein describes an arbitrary line drawn along the superior edge of the femoral neck, which is useful in detecting early slipped upper femoral epiphysis in adolescents.
The line should normally intersect the lateral aspect of the superior femoral epiphysis. Failure of intersection ca...
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Intercristal line
The intercristal line (also known as Jacoby’s Line or Tuffier’s Line) is a horizontal line drawn across the highest points of both the iliac crests in an anteroposterior (AP) lumbar radiograph 1,2.
The intercristal line most often intersects the body of L4 or its inferior endplate in men and th...
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Hip landmarks - an approach
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13 Jul 2021
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