Radiography of the ankle mortise.
Radiographers often use methods to position the ankle that produce inaccurate images of the ankle mortise. This article describes a technique using a 15 degree to 20 degree internal-oblique position of the leg and foot to demonstrate the ankle mortise radiographically. A textbook protocol also is included.
Frank
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
Kravetz
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O'Neill
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Berquist
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D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography