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===[[Knee x-rays]]=== | ===[[Knee x-rays]]=== | ||
* | *Anteroposterior and lateral view | ||
** | **May consider 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) | *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 | **Needed to detect radiolucencies of the femoral condyles (most commonly the medial femoral condyle), which indicate the presence of osteochondritis dissecans | ||
Revisión del 06:31 9 nov 2017
Knee x-rays
- Anteroposterior and lateral view
- May consider 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