Lower Leg (Tib-Fib)
AP IR Size: 14x17 TT SID: 40'' or more if needed Page #'s: 1:290,98	Positioning:   • Pt. Supine with Leg Extended   • Foot dorsiflexed 90°   • Make sure pelvis is not rotated	CR Entrance & Angle:   • _|_ mid lower leg   • Collimation:   • Ankle & Knee Joint must be included on 1 or more images Respiration:   •	Eval Criteria:   • NR of ankle & knee joints   • Proximal & distal articulations of the tibia & fibula moderately overlapped   • Fibular midshaft free of tibial superimposition   • Both joints on one or more images
Lateral (ML) IR Size: 14x17 TT SID: 40'' or more if needed Page #'s: 1:292,100	Positioning:   • Pt lateral position on affected   • Foot dorsiflexed 90°   • Can bend knee slightly	CR Entrance & Angle:   • _|_ mid lower leg   • Collimation:   • Ankle & Knee Joint must be included on 1 or more images Respiration:   •	Eval Criteria:   • SI of distal fibula over the posterior half of the tibia   • Slight SI of the tibia on the proximal fibular head   • NR of Ankle & knee joints   • Possibly no SI of femoral condyles because of divergence of the beam   • Moderate separation of the tibial & fibular bodies or shafts (except at their articular ends)   • Both joints on one or more images