- Discussion:
- complete knee series should include an anteroposterior,
lateral, &
axilla view
as well as a
tunnel view in skeletally immature pts;
- Specific Views:
-
Axilla View
-
Lateral Radiograph
-
Tangential Patellar Views:
-
Tunnel Radiograph
-
X-ray Features of OA
-
X-ray Features of RA
- Anterior Posterior View:
- femoral/tibial angle
- medial and lateral joint space
- size, position, and integrity of patella;
- clinical findings:
-
bipartite patella
-
osteochondritis dissecans;
- calcification of origin of
MCL (Pellegrini-Stieda Phenomenon);
- technique:
- pt is supine w/ knee fully extended & leg in neutral position;
- central beam is directed vertically to knee w/ 5-7 deg cephalic tilt;
Observations on patellar height after proximal tibial osteotomy.
Roentgenographic assessment of the hip-knee-ankle axis in medial gonarthrosis. A study of reproducibility.
A clinical and radiographical analysis of 127 anterior cruciate insufficient knees.
Relation of the fibular head sign to other signs of anterior cruciate ligament insufficiency. A follow-up letter to the editor.
Radiographic analysis of patellar tilt.
Pathogenesis of the Segond fracture: anatomic and MR imaging evidence of an iliotibial tract or anterior oblique band avulsion.
