title: Radiography of the ankle mortise.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kravetz
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Berquist
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D011859:Radiography