Normal lower limb imaging examples

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This page lists examples of normal imaging of the lower limb, divided by region and modality.

Pelvic girdle

plain radiograph
- Pelvis
  - example 1: frontal
  - example 2: frontal (young adult)
  - example 3: paediatric
  - example 4: paediatric (9/12, 11/12 and older child)
  - example 5: trauma supine
  - example 6, example 7: frontal (female)
  - example 7: paediatric female
  - example 8: paediatric male
  - example 9: male adult pelvis
- hip: needed
- acetabulum: Judet view
- sacrum: example
- sacroiliac joints: example
CT
- pelvis: needed
- hip: needed
- hip arthrogram: needed
- CTA: needed
- sacroiliac joints: example
MR
- pelvis: needed
- hip non arthrogram
  - example 1
  - example 2
- hip arthrogram: needed
- sacro-iliac joint: example
US infant hip: example
Fluoroscopy: hip arthrogram needed

Thigh

plain radiograph
- femur: needed
CT
- femur: needed
- CTA: needed
MR: example

Knee

plain radiograph
- example 1: AP (young adult male)
- example 2: AP + lateral (adult male)
- example 3: AP + lateral (adult female)
- example 4: AP + lateral + skyline (with annotations)
CT: needed
MRI: example
US: needed

Leg

plain radiograph
- tibia/fibula:example, example 2 (AP), example 3 (lateral)
CT
- tibia/fibula: needed
- CTA: needed
MRI: example

Ankle and foot

plain radiograph
- ankle: example 1,example 2 (paediatric AP), example 3(paediatric lateral), example 4 (AP)
- foot:
  - example 1
  - example 2 (including calcaneal series)
  - example 3 (AP), example 4 (oblique)
toes: needed

CT:

ankle: needed
foot: needed

ankle: needed
foot: needed

US: ankle needed

fluoroscopy: ankle arthrogram needed

~~-<a href="/cases/pelvic-xray-normal-different-ages">example 4</a>: paediatric (9/12, 11/12 and older child)</li>~~
+<a href="/cases/pelvic-x-ray-normal-different-ages-1">example 4</a>: paediatric (9/12, 11/12 and older child)</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-ap-pelvic-radiograph-female">example 6</a>,<a href="/cases/normal-pelvic-radiograph-female"> example 7</a>: frontal (female)</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-ap-pelvis-radiograph-paediatric-female">example 7</a>: paediatric female</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-ap-pelvis-radiograph-paediatric-male">example 8</a>: paediatric male</li>
+<li>
+<a title="example 9:" href="/cases/normal-ap-pelvis-radiograph-male">example 9</a>: male adult pelvis</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-ap-knee-radiograph-paediatrics">example 5</a>: AP (paediatrics)</li>
~~-<li>plain radiograph<ul><li>tibia/fibula:<a href="/cases/normal-tibiafibula-series">example</a>~~
~~-</li></ul>~~
+<li>plain radiograph<ul><li>tibia/fibula:<a href="/cases/normal-tibiafibula-series">example</a>, <a href="/cases/normal-ap-tibia-fibula-radiograph">example 2</a> (AP), <a href="/cases/normal-lateral-tibia-fibula-radiograph">example 3</a> (lateral)</li></ul>
~~-<li>ankle: <a href="/cases/normal-ankle-1">example 1</a>~~
~~-</li>~~
+<li>ankle: <a href="/cases/normal-ankle-x-rays">example 1,</a> <a href="/cases/normal-ap-ankle-radiograph-paediatric">example 2</a> (paediatric AP), <a href="/cases/normal-lateral-ankle-radiograph-paediatric">example 3</a>(paediatric lateral), <a href="/cases/normal-ap-ankle-radiograph-1">example 4</a> (AP)</li>
~~-<a title="example 2" href="/cases/normal-calcaneal-radiographs">example 2</a> (including calcaneal series)</li>~~
+<a href="/cases/normal-calcaneal-radiographs">example 2</a> (including calcaneal series)</li>
+<li>
+<a href="/cases/normal-ap-foot-radiograph-paediatric">example 3</a> (AP), <a href="/cases/normal-oblique-foot-radiograph-paediatric">example 4</a> (oblique)</li>
~~-<li>toes: needed</li>~~
+<li>calcaneum: <a href="/cases/normal-axial-calcaneal-radiograph">example 1</a>(axial), <a href="/cases/normal-lateral-calcaneal-radiograph-paediatrics">example 2</a> (paediatric lateral)</li>
+<li>toes: needed</li>