Items tagged “musculoskeletal”

Trochanteric syndrome (greater trochanteric pain syndrome) refers to pain that originates from the lateral hip region. Terminology Bursitis is not necessarily present and the often-used term trochanteric bursitis is therefore not always appropriate 1. Epidemiology Trochanteric syndrome most ...

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Proximal femoral fractures are a heterogeneous group of fractures that occur in and around the hip. The commonest type of fracture in this region is the femoral neck fracture. They can occur anywhere between the joint surf...

The ilium (plural: ilia) is one of the three bony components of the innominate bone: ilium, ischium, and pubis. These are individual bones in the immature skeleton which fuse to form one bone in adults, the principal union being in the acetabulum. The ilium is not to be confused with the ileum:...

The pubis, together with the ilium and ischium, make up the innominate bone of the pelvis. These are individual bones in the young and unite to form one bone in adults, the principal union forming the fused acetabulum. The pubis is the ventral part of the innominate bone and forms a median cart...

The abductor pollicis brevis muscle is a thin subcutaneous muscle located laterally in the thenar eminence of the hand, and is one of the intrinsic muscles of the hand. Summary origin: mainly from the flexor retinaculum few fibers originate from the tubercles of scaphoid and trapezium and ten...

The opponens pollicis muscle is one of the muscles of the thenar eminence, deep to abductor pollicis brevis, and is one of the intrinsic muscles of the hand. The three muscles that constitute the thenar eminence muscle group are abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis and opponens polli...

The manubrium is the superior part of the sternum lying at the level of T3-T4 vertebrae. It forms the superior wall of the anterior mediastinum and its superior border also contributes to the superior thoracic aperture (thoracic inlet). The upper border of the manubrium also serves as the apex f...

The sliver sign refers to a curvilinear intra-articular osteochondral fragment in the knee joint on conventional knee radiographs. In the context of acute knee trauma and in association with joint effusion this sign is highly predictive of a recent transient lateral patellar dislocation 1. Path...

The cyma line is a radiological sign of the smooth joining of the midtarsal joint lines as a "lazy S-shape" of the talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints on both AP and lateral views. Related pathology Disruption of the cyma line with anterior shift of the talonavicular joint can indicate tru...

The extrusion index is a radiographic measurement of femoral head bony coverage by the acetabulum. It is useful in assessing for developmental dysplasia of the hip as well as femoroacetabular impingement. Measurement It is calculated by dividing the horizontal distance of the lateral femoral h...