Template:Knee x-rays
Revision as of 03:54, 9 November 2017 by Rossdonaldson1 (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Knee x-rays=== *Three-vew radiograph is generally sufficient. **Anteroposterior view, lateral view, and Merchant's view (for the patellofemoral joint) *Teenage patients who...")
Knee x-rays
- Three-vew radiograph is generally sufficient.
- Anteroposterior view, lateral view, and Merchant's view (for the patellofemoral joint)
- 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