Hip: Radiographic Anatomy - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome to today's lesson on radiographic anatomy, demonstrated on routine projections of the hip. In a previous lesson, we discussed the anatomy of the hip and which radiographic projections are routinely performed. So let's tie that information to the radiographs themselves. As a reminder, the routine radiographic projections of the hip are AP and AP oblique, modified cleaves method. Take a look at this radiograph. What projection is being demonstrated? How do you know? Let's find out the answers to these questions. If you said this radiograph is an AP projection of the hip, you're correct. We can tell this is an AP because the head, neck, greater trochanter, and proximal one third of the shaft of the femur, as well as regions of the ilium, ischium, and pubic bones, acetabulum, and hip joint are all visualized. Note that the lesser trochanter is visible because the leg was not properly internally rotated.