Tibia/Fibula

Tibia Fibula 2 Views

Projections:

AP

Lateral

Criteria:

AP

•Ankle & knee joints on one or more images

•Entire leg without rotation

•Proximal & distal articulations of tibia & fibula moderately overlapped

•Fibular midshaft free of tibial superimposition

Lateral

​​•Both ankle & knee joints

•Leg in true lateral

•Distal fibula lying over posterior half of tibia

•Slight overlap of tibia on proximal fibular head

•Moderate separation of tibial & fibular bodies

AP

Lateral