1. Chapter 7 Knee Patella

2. Knee Joint Distal Femur Proximal Tibia Patella

3. Anterior _______________ Superior to ______________ Flat Triangular bone

4. Patella ________________ – Inferior border ______________ – Superior border

5. Knee Joint Ligaments _____________________________ – Fibular Collateral Ligament ____________________________ – Tibial Collateral Ligament _____________________________ – Patella to Tibial tuberosity

6. Knee Joint Ligaments ___________________________ – Femur to Posterior Tibia ___________________________ – Femur to Anterior Tibia

7. Joint Capsule Bursa ______________ Filled Suprapatellar Bursa ______________ Bursa

8. Menisci ____________________________ – Medial – Lateral

9. Knee Imaging Routine AP Lateral Internal Oblique External Oblique Tunnel 65 kVp

10. AP Knee Pt Supine Rotate ______________to align epicondyles parallel to table Center _______________to apex of patella Collimate to skin Might need _________________

11. Lateral Knee Position for mediolateral projection Flex ________________ Epicondyles should be _____________ to table ______________angle Center mid knee Collimate to knee

12. Medial (Internal) Oblique Position as AP Rotate leg _______________ Center _____________to apex of patella Shows – Lateral _____________ in profile – Proximal_________________joint

13. Lateral (External) Oblique Position as AP Rotate leg ____________ Center ____________to patella Shows – Medial ____________ in profile

14. Tunnel View Many ways to position. Prone – Flex knee ________________ – CR perpendicular to _______________ Supine – Flex knee ______________ – Raise cassette as close to the knee as possible – CR _______________________________to patella apex

15. Patella Imaging Routine PA Lateral Axial (Sunrise) 40” SID 60 kVp

16. PA Patella Pt Prone Rotate leg _____________ Center mid Patella Collimate to skin

17. Lateral Patella Position as per Lateral Knee Flex knee ____________ CR to _________________ joint Collimate down to patella

18. Axial Patella (Sunrise) If Prone Flex ________________ Angle tube ____________________ Center at petellofemoral joint Collimate to patella __________________ other ways to get it

19. Axial Patella (Sunrise) If Supine Flex _________________ Have pt _________________________ Angle tube ___________________ to be perpendicular to IR Collimate to patella