"In intermediate ankle injuries that have no syndesmotic widening on x-ray — yet a high suspicion of injury — will warrant a stress view to demonstrate dynamic widening of the ankle joint 1."
"In intermediate ankle injuries that have no syndesmotic widening on x-ray — yet a high suspicion of injury — will warrant a stress view to demonstrate dynamic widening of the ankle joint 1."
"The AP stress view of the ankle is a highly specialised view used to assess the integrity of the syndesmosis and deltoid ligament. It can be performed one of two ways, with gravity or via manual external rotation."
"AP projection"
"SID100 cm"
"the patient can lay in the lateral decubitus position OR sitting in a chair with the ankle in question overhanging a sponge or cushion with the lateral aspect in contact essential placing the ankle into supination and external rotation"
"AP horizontal beam projection"
"SID100 cm"
"AP projection"
"AP projection"
"centring pointthe midpoint of the lateral and medial malleoli"
"collimation"
"orientation portrait"
"detector size24 cm x 30 cm"
"exposure"
"SID100 cm"
"gridno"
"AP horizontal beam projection"
"AP horizontal beam projection"
"centring pointthe midpoint of the lateral and medial malleoli"
"collimation"
"orientation "
"detector size24 cm x 30 cm"
"exposure"
"SID100 cm"
"gridno"
"orientation portrait"
"orientation "
Expected headings
"Patient position (mechanical stress view)"
"Patient position (gravity assisted stress view)"