Change: This 68 year old male presented to the Emergency Department following a fall onto a concrete floor. His right knee was painful and deformed with a very prominent patella. He described a hyperflexion injury to his right knee. He was referred for right knee radiography.His right knee   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2159)

Change: patella, and patellaLT = length of the patellar tendon.The skyline knee projection demonstrates good patient positioning but the radiographer has had difficulty including all of the anatomy on the IR because of the patella alta.Case 3 This 34 year old male presented   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1915)

Change: Case 3 This 34 year old male presented to the Emergency Department following a fall from his pushbike. On examination, he was found to have a painful and swollen left knee. He was referred for knee radiography.The AP projection image demonstrates patella alta.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1671)

Change: centre.centre? If you scroll up the page and review the AP image you will notice that there is a faint impression of a lucency over   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1668)

Change: and swollen left knee. He was referred for knee radiography.The AP projection image demonstrates patella alta. Patella lataalta refers to a condition in which the patella is located in an abnormally proximal position.The cross-table lateral knee image also demonstrates patella alta.Skyline knee radiography   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1527)

Change: Renamed from The Skyline Patella View by M.J.Fuller Oct 5 2010, 7:09 AM EDT for: Rename

Change: There are a variety of radiographic techniques for achieving a tangential image of the patella. This table details some (but not all) of the techniques.What Went Wrong? Case 1 Fault This is an example of incorrect centring. The central   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1399)

Change: ) Introduction There is nothing quite like nailing a perfect skyline knee projection. This page looks at some issues and tips for achieving the goal of perfect skyline knee radiography. The Positioning Sponge In pursuit of the perfect skyline knee projection,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1355)

Change: image.The post-reduction skyline patellar image demonstrates the patella to be relocated. The possible site of the avulsion fracture is shown (white arrow). A bony fragment (black arrow) demonstrated on the lateral aspect of the lateral femoral condyle is of unknown significance. ....back to the Applied Radiography home page here   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1299)

Change: Moved by AndyC Feb 8 2010, 2:55 AM EST