MIRA2002 Study Guide - Final Guide: Body Of Femur, Quadriceps Femoris Muscle, Radiography

• School: Curtin University
• Department: Medical Imaging, Radiology & Radiography
• Course: MIRA2002
• Professor: Yasas Botenne

Document Summary

Angle of inclination: a line running through long axis of nof forms an average angle of 125 degrees with the long axis of the shaft, differs depending on width of pelvis and length of lower limbs. Anterior bowing of shaft: there is a slight anterior bowing of the femoral shaft the shaft is convex anteriorly (concave posteriorly, from lateral aspect the axis of upper shaft makes an angle of approx. 170 degrees with the ais of the lower shaft: this helps with shock absorbtion. Axis of femur lies @ around 10 degrees. Knee joint: synovial condylar joint, bursae , infrapatellar, prepatellar and suprapatellar. In a normal knee the distance between the condylar area on the femur and the condylar area on the tibia are equal both sides. Superior surface of the tibia forms an approx. right angles with the long axis of the shaft of the tibia.