SunriseView Demonstrates: tangential view of patella; femoropatellar articulation Helpful for: Patellofemoral Arthritis, Patellar Fracture, Patellofemoral Pain. Position: Prone; knee flexed 115° Beam directed toward patella with 15° cephalad angulation ...
A cassette support capable of holding several sizes of film cassettes, providing a frontal knee x-ray (Sunrise View) or side or rear view, without having the patient involved in holding the film cassette, as is commonly done now for the "sunrise view", while lying in a supine position,...
We used bilateral, posterior-anterior, weight-bearing knee x-rays to identify tibiofemoral OA and sunrise views to identify patellofemoral OA. To visualize the tibiofemoral joint, we used a positioning device to flex knees 15°, with the beam centered on the joint space. Statistical Analysis ...
A sunrise view X-Ray and a functional assessment of the knee by the physician will reveal how the patella is tracking. Strengthening of the vastus medialis may be helpful, and exercises such as cycling are recommended, but often that alone will not resolve the Runner’s Knee....
further investigations are warranted to identify possible fractures. Additional radiographs includevalgusand varus stress views and tunnel and sunrise patellar views, and, if other injuries are suspected,magnetic resonance imagingmay be indicated.69With fractures around the knee, the biggest concern is gr...