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Approximation Spacing

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"affected knee is flexed slightly ≈ 30° (to the best of patient's ability); anything more than 30° is less than ideal as the patella will move inferiorly and the soft tissues will begin to compress"

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Number Spacing

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"cephalic tilt of 4 - 7°"

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"adduct the patient's leg to the mid-sagittal plane by 4 - 7°"

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Acronyms

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"The lateral knee view is an orthogonal view of the AP view of the knee. The projection requires the patient to 'roll' onto the side of their knee, hence it is not an appropriate projection in trauma, in all suspected traumatic injuries of the knee, the horizontal beam lateral method should be utilised."

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"This is often performed on patients with suspected arthritis, it is an orthogonal view of the AP projection and demonstrates the spaces of the knee joint, yet sacrifices any assessment of fluid levels."

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"SID"

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Emphasis

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"orientation "

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Colons

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"Note: Patients with a total knee replacement generally do not require a cephalic tilt/adduction"

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Strong

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"rotate the knee externally to bring it anterior"

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"rotate the knee internally to bring it posteriorly"

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"perform adduction"

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"perform abduction"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Indications
H1 Patient position
H1 Technical factors
H1 Image technical evaluation
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Correcting rotational errors"

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"Abduction and adduction"

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Semicolons

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"affected knee is flexed slightly ≈ 30° (to the best of patient's ability); anything more than 30° is less than ideal as the patella will move inferiorly and the soft tissues will begin to compress"

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