Knee Simulation

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Question	What to expect
Which projections are confirmed?	AP and cross-table lateral knee views.
Can users try other projections?	Yes. These are confirmed examples. Other projections may be possible when the simulated setup supports them.
What anatomy is included?	Tibia, fibula, femur, and patella.
What setup is used?	Free plating and mobile detector cart workflow with the patient supine.
What movement is included?	Hip internal and external rotation, leg adduction and abduction, and patient craniocaudal and mediolateral adjustment.
What bone variations exist?	Healthy bone version and osteoarthrosis version.
Known limitation	The patient remains supine. Standing and side-lying lateral knee positioning are not included; lateral imaging is cross-table only.

Projection expectations

The projections listed on this page are confirmed examples for this simulation module. They do not define the full limit of what can be attempted. The simulator creates an image from the selected anatomy, patient position, joint movement, detector setup, tube position, collimation, and exposure settings, so other projections may be possible when the setup supports them.

Visual examples

Simulator setup
Bone model
Example exposure

Simulator setup preview for Knee positioning — Simulator setup and positioning environment

Imaging capabilities

Capability	Details
Radiographic tube	Full range of motion, including vertical, horizontal, tilt, and rotation. The cassette can be rotated, and collimation size is adjustable.
Detector methods	The detector is set up for free plating and use with a mobile detector cart. The patient is set up for a cross-table lateral projection.
Simulated exposures	Confirmed support for AP and cross-table lateral views. Additional views may be possible depending on patient range of motion and available bones.

Area	Details
Included anatomy	Tibia, fibula, femur, and patella.
Joint mobility	Hip internal and external rotation. Leg adduction and abduction. Patient craniocaudal and mediolateral adjustment.

Area

Details

Included anatomy

Tibia, fibula, femur, and patella.

Joint mobility

Hip internal and external rotation. Leg adduction and abduction. Patient craniocaudal and mediolateral adjustment.

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Visual examples

Imaging capabilities

Anatomy and movement

Bone variations

Known limitations