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X - Ray Right Knee Skyline View

Also referred as

X-Ray Right Patella skyline View

X-Ray Right Knee Axial View

X-Ray of Knee Right Skyline

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The X-Ray Right Knee Skyline View is an inferior-superior X-ray projection visualizing the top and bottom half of the knee joint. This view is mainly done for patients who can sit at a 45 degrees position on the examination table.

It is used to diagnose a knee joint fracture and monitor its healing. It can also diagnose infections and knee bone disorders. If you have symptoms like knee pain, tenderness, swelling, or joint distortion, then your doctor may recommend this test. Medically, it may be used post-fracture to assess the progress of bone healing and alignment.

The procedure is painless, cheap, and simple and usually takes less than 15 minutes. It delivers less to no radiation and is an effective test to identify abnormalities of your knee bone.

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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