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===[[Knee x-rays]]===
===[[Knee x-rays]]===
*Three-vew radiograph is generally sufficient.
*Anteroposterior and lateral views
**Anteroposterior view, lateral view, and Merchant's view (for the patellofemoral joint)
**Consider sunrise if pain over patella
*Teenage patients who report chronic knee pain and recurrent knee effusion → consider a notch or tunnel view (posteroanterior view with the knee flexed to 40 to 50 degrees)
**Needed to detect radiolucencies of the femoral condyles (most commonly the medial femoral condyle), which indicate the presence of osteochondritis dissecans

Latest revision as of 06:32, 9 November 2017

Knee x-rays

  • Anteroposterior and lateral views
    • Consider sunrise if pain over patella
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