Knee Joint Radiographic Examination Technique with Anteroposterior and Lateral Projections in Osteoarthritis Cases

Rofiqoh Evi Prastiwi,Bagus Aji Pangestu,Fani Susanto

doi:10.30595/pshms.v2i.222

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Abstract

Radiographic examination of the knee joint in Osteoarthritis (OA) cases was generally performed using anteroposterior (AP), lateral and oblique projections. However, at the Regional General Hospital (RSUD) of Ajibarang, in the case of OA the knee joint only used AP and lateral projections. The purpose of this study was to determine the radiographic examination procedure and ensure the criteria for the image generated from the AP projection and lateral examination of the knee joint in OA cases. This research was a qualitative descriptive with a case study approach. Collecting data on 1 knee joint patient with OA in Ajibarang Hospital using observation, documentation and interviews with radiographers and radiologist. Data analysis used open coding in the form of quotations. The results showed that the AP and lateral projections were performed with the central ray perpendicular to the cassette and showed the distal femur, tibia, proximal fibula and patella, the femoropatellar joint and the knee joint were exposed and the true lateral was shown by superposition of the femoral condyles. Finally, examination of the knee joint of OA cases at Ajibarang Hospital with AP and lateral projections can still display the anatomy of interest and determine the diagnosis of OA cases.

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The development of radiology began with the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, a German physicist through his experiments on November 8, 1895 has provided a development for science and technology including into the world of medicine
A patient on behalf of Mr S, 56 years old on December 14, 2020 with clinical osteoarthritis of the knee joint, a radiographic examination of the knee joint was performed with Anteroposterior (AP) and Lateral projections
Figure 1. ap projection radiograph – knee joint Mr S, 56 years old on December 14, 2020 with clinical osteoarthritis of the knee joint, a radiographic examination of the knee joint was performed with Anteroposterior (AP)

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INTRODUCTION

The development of radiology began with the discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, a German physicist through his experiments on November 8, 1895 has provided a development for science and technology including into the world of medicine. The principle of radiodiagnostics is that x-rays that hit an object will produce a radiograph image that can help establish the diagnosis of a disease, so the technique of examination of an organ becomes more varied with the support of various specifications of more modern diagnostic aircraft. One such examination is an examination of the knee joint organ. While the standard examination of the direction of the beam at the knee joint with a lateral projection at an angle

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