Lower Limb X-Ray Views And Their Indications | Pelvis, Femur, Knee, Tibia, Fibula, Ankle And Foot
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Sacroiliac Joint
AP View
AP Oblique
PA View
PA Oblique View
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Pelvis
AP View - Dislocations, fractures, degenerative disease
AP Outlet View - Trauma, Pubic rami fractures or lesions
AP Inlet View - Pelvic rim narrowing or widening, pubic rami fractures
Oblique Internal and External Pelvis views (Judet View) - Acetabular fracture
Flamingo View - Pubic symphysis instability
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Hip Joint
AP View - Hip joint and proximal femur fracture, dislocation, degenerative disease, examining orthopedic devices
Lateral View - Hip joint and proximal femur fracture, dislocation, degenerative disease
Clements-Nakayama View - Bilateral femoral fractures
Dunn View - Femoroacetabular Impingement
Abduction-internal Rotation View (Van Rosen View) - Hip dysplasia (pediatric)
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Femur
AP View - Fractures, dislocations, foreign bodies, osteomyelitis
Lateral View - Fractures, dislocations, foreign bodies, osteomyelitis
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Knee
AP View - Fractures, dislocations, foreign bodies, osteoarthritis
Oblique View - Fractures, degenerative diseases
Lateral View - Arthritis
Lateral (horizontal beam) View - Lipohemarthrosis, femur/tibia//fibula or patella fracture/dislocation
AP Weight bearing - Knee alignment, osteoarthritis
Beclere Method Intercondylar View - Locked knee
Rosenberg View - Early osteoarthritis
Skyline Laurin View - Patellar fracture, subluxation
Skyline Merchant View - Patellar fracture, subluxation
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Tibia & Fibula
AP View - Fracture, dislocation, trauma, osteomyelitis, foreign body
Lateral View - Fracture, dislocation, trauma, osteomyelitis, foreign body
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Ankle
AP View - Fracture, postoperative implants, tibiofibular clear space
Mortise View - Tibial Pilon (Distal tibia), two malleoli, talar dome, implants evaluation, talus injury, osteoarthritis
Lateral View - Fracture, dislocation, joint effusion, calcaneal fracture
Lateral (Horizontal Beam) - Trauma
AP Stress View - Syndesmosis, deltoid ligament
AP Weight-Bearing View - Fragment position, implants evaluation, fracture healing
Weight Bearing Lateral View - Fragment position, implants evaluation, fracture healing
Weight Bearing Mortise View - Fragment position, implants evaluation, fracture healing
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Foot
Dorsoplantar View - Fractures, joint abnormalities, soft tissue effusions, foreign bodies
Medial Oblique View - Fractures, joint abnormalities, osteomyelitis, foreign bodies
Lateral View - Joint abnormalities, displacement, soft tissue effusions, osteomyelitis
Weight-Bearing Dorsoplantar View - Malalignment, foot pain
Weight-Bearing Medial Oblique View - Malalignment, foot pain
Weight-Bearing Lateral View - Malalignment, foot pain
Medial Oblique Axial Talus View (Canale View) - Talar Neck Fracture, osteonecrosis
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Hindfoot
Alignment View - Foot and ankle instability
Broden’s View - Fracture, subluxation
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Calcaneus
Axial View - Fractures causing medial or lateral displacement
Lateral View - Fractures
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Toes
AP View - Gout, Osteoarthritis, fracture, dislocation
Weight-Bearing Medial Oblique View - Gout, Osteoarthritis, fracture, dislocation
Lateral View - Gout, Osteoarthritis, fracture, dislocation
Sesamoid View - Sesamoid fracture
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