X-ray procedure of straight shin bone

The article is expertly consulted by Master, Doctor Hoang Van Lan Duc - Doctor of Radiology - Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.

Anatomically, the shin bone consists of two bones: the tibia and the fibula (the fibula is smaller than the tibia).
The tibia has a triangular prism with a triangular crest, when going downwards, the bone is cylindrical in shape, the fibula is thin and long, parallel and lateral to the tibia.
Doctors often order patients to have a shin bone x-ray when there are signs of a shin fracture including: Fracture of the tibia, fracture of the fibula, or both, or symptoms of leg pain without a cause. The cases of shin fractures that are not detected and treated early will lead to complications such as: traumatic shock, vascular damage, compartment syndrome leading to leg amputation.
The use of X-ray method of shin bones will help the doctor to diagnose the condition early as well as give the most appropriate treatment methods.

2.1 Preparation steps before taking a shin bone X-ray preparation steps will help the patient coordinate with the technician to complete the scan as quickly as possible:
The patient after taking the X-ray order form - Optical then move to the indicated location. Talk to the X-ray technician and listen to instructions on how to perform a shin bone X-ray. Expose the leg area to be taken for X-ray. 2.2 Procedure for X-ray of shin bones The steps of X-ray of shin bones are as follows:
X-ray of shin bones: Instruct the patient to lie on their back or sit on a table with both arms extended, The foot rotates slightly inward to the posterior aspect of the shin vertically to the medial media. X-ray of lateral shin bone: Instruct the patient to lie on their side or sit on the side to be imaged on the table, the leg to be taken is moved slightly behind the leg without the need to be taken forward, the outside of the lower leg is close to the table. and in the middle of the movie.

Place the mark right or left depending on the side of the shin. The x-ray ball is projected from above perpendicular to the film. The central ray is localized to the midpoint of the two shin bones. The distance of the film ball is 1m to localize the X-ray beam. Instruct the patient to remain in the position. Check the buttons on the control cabinet, observe the patient through the glass, press the X-ray button. 2.3 Evaluation of results After the results of the scan, the film must meet the following requirements:
Get the leg The right foot needs to be photographed in the middle of the film. Obtain 2 joints or at least 1 joint near the lesion, the two bones do not overlap in straight film. The film has contrast sharpness, the film is clean without scratches. Have the patient's full name, P and T markings, date and year of the scan. Master. Doctor Hoang Van Lan Duc was formally trained and graduated with a Master's degree from Hanoi Medical University. The doctor has more than 10 years of experience in the field of imaging, especially in diagnosing with emergency internal, surgical, abdominal, thoracic, musculoskeletal, neurological and thyroid, breast, ...
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