Lower Extremity: Knee Series Flashcards
Views in Knee Series
AP
Lateral
Holmblad
AP Knee: Film Size
10 x 12
AP Knee: Film Placement
Vertical
Table Top
AP Knee: Collimation
10 x 12
AP Knee: Tube Tilt
5 degrees cephalic
AP Knee: CR
enters 1/2” below apex of patella
AP Knee: Patient Placement
True AP Position
1) Knee Extended
2) Foot Dorsiflexed
3) Leg internally rotated 5 degrees
Lateral Knee: Film Size
10 x 12
Lateral Knee: Film Placement
Vertical
Table Top
Lateral Knee: Collimation
10 x 12
Lateral Knee: Tube Tilt
5 degrees cephalic
Lateral Knee: CR
center of knee
Lateral Knee: Patient Placement
roll patient on affected side
flex knee
(same position as lateral femur)
Holmblad Knee: Film Size
10 x 12
Holmblad Knee: Film Placement
Vertical
Table Top
Holmblad Knee: Collimate
10 x 12
Holmblad Knee: Tube Tilt
none
Holmblad Knee: Patient Placement
Patient Prone
Patient on Hands and Knees
Affected Leg Forms 20 degree angle with CR
