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