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X - Ray Both Knee Joint (Standing) AP & LAT Views

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X - Ray Both Knees Standing - Antero Posterior & Lateral Views

AP and Lateral Standing Views – Both Knee

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The X - Ray Both Knee Joint (Standing) AP & LAT Views is an imaging technique to assess the knee joint for alignment, bone quality and the extent of a degenerative changes within the knee. Anterior- posterior(AP) and lateral(LAT) views are taken by placing the X-ray beam in front and sideways of the patient respectively.

It is advised by the doctor to detect any fracture, injury, osteoarthiritis and other knee disorders. Common symptoms of an knee disorder include pain, tenderness, swelling and deformity of the knee.

X-Ray for both knees, also known as bilateral x-ray is recommended if a physician suspects the symptoms of arthiritis.

Pregnant women should inform the physician about their condition as the radiations might affect the fetus.

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What are the drawbacks of a bone X-ray?

X-ray images give a very clear view of the bones. However, it does not provide a good visual image of the soft tissues like tendons, muscles or fat tissue under the skin. Even the bone microfractures or complicated spine injuries are not clearly visible on the X Ray images. Apart from this, it also exposes the patient to some amount of radiations but the benefit of the information gained from an X-ray image outweighs the risk of radiations.

Who interprets the X-ray results?

The interpretation of an X-Ray image is carried out by a radiologist who analyses or reads the X-ray image and prepares a report of the findings which is shared with the patient.

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Dr. Swati Gupta (Anand)

MBBS, MD Lab Medicine

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Last Updated

10th Nov 2025