Image based Question-66545

Line used in slipped capital femoral epiphysis as shown in the photograph below is known as ?

A. Shenton’s line.

B. Trethowan’s line.

C. Salter’s line.

D. Von Rosen’s line.

Correct Answer » B Explanation

The line represented in the picture above represents Trethowan line.

Trethowan line – along the upper border of the femoral neck on hip x-ray, failure to enter the head indicates slipped upper femoral epiphysis.