Joint x-ray

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This test is an x-ray of a knee, shoulder, hip, wrist, ankle, or other joint.

X-ray - joint

The test is performed in a hospital radiology department or in the health care provider's office by an x-ray technician. You will position the joint to be x-rayed on the table, pictures are taken, and the joint is repositioned, if necessary, for different views.

Inform the health care provider if you are pregnant. Remove all jewelry.

The x-ray is not uncomfortable, except possibly from positioning the area being x-rayed.

The x-ray is used to detect fractures, tumors, or degenerative conditions of the joint.

Review Date: 08/03/2005
Reviewed By: Jonathan Gross, M.D., Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.