Post on 16-Apr-2017
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LOWER LIMB RADIOLOGY
X RAY HIP JOINT AND PELVIS
Shenton’s line
X RAY FEMUR
X RAY KNEE JOINT
X RAY PATELLA – SKYLINE VIEW
X RAY ANKLE JOINT
X RAY FOOT
AGE DETERMINATION
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OSSIFICATION CENTRE FOR ILIAC CREST : APPEARANCE – 14 YEARS FUSION 20-21 YEARS
OSSIFICATION CENTRE TRIRADIATE CARTILAGE : APPEARANCE – 13 YEARS FUSION – 15 YEARS
Head of femur : Appearance – 1 year Fusion – 18 yearsGreater trochanter: Appearance – 4 years Fusion – 17 yearsLesser trochanter : Appearance – 12 to 14 years Fusion – 16 years
Lower end of femur: Appearance – 9 months intrauterine life Fusion – 20 yearsUpper end of tibia: Appearance – At birth Fusion – 17 to 18 years Upper end of fibula : Appearance – 3 to 4 years Fusion – 17 to 19 years
Lower end of tibia : Appearance – 1 to 2 years Fusion – 15 to 16 yearsLower end of fibula : Appearance – 1 to 2 years Fusion – 15 to 17 years
Talus : Appearance – 6 months of intrauterine life Calcaneus : Appearance – 7 months of intrauterine life Calcaneus secondary centre : Appearance 6 to 8 years Fusion 14 to 16 years Cuboid : Appearance – 9 months of intrauterine life
Navicular bone : 3 yearsLateral cuneiform : 1 yearMedial cuneiform : 2 yearsIntermmediate cuneiform : 3 years
THANK YOU - Dr. Athira P A