Simplified Front Limb Views and Markers

What are the standard views of the shoulder?

mediolateral and cranio 45 medial-caudolateral

What is the additional view of the shoulder?

cranioproximal-craniodistal (skyline view)

What are the standard views of the elbow?

mediolateral and craniocaudal

What are the standard views of the carpus?

lateromedial (LM), dorso-palmar (DP), dorsolateral-palmomedial oblique (DLPMO), dorsomedial-palmolateral oblique (DMPLO), flexed lateromedial (LM), D80^oPr-DDiO, D55^oPr-DDiO, D30^oPr-DDiO

What is the additional view of the carpus?

dorsoproximal-dorsodistal oblique

What are the standard views of the fetlock?

LM, DP (D15^oPr-PaDiO), DMPLO (D30^oPr60^oM-PaDiLO), DLPMO (D30^oPr60^oL-PaDiMO), flexed LM

What are the standard views of the foot?

LM, DP horizontal, 65 DP, DLPMO (D65^oPr45^oL-PDiMO), DMPLO (D65^oPr45^oM-PDiLO)

What are the standard views of the navicular series?

LM, 65 DP, skyline or tangential (palmaro 45^o proximal-palmarodistal)

Where do you place the marker on a mediolateral view?

cranial

Where do you place the marker on a craniocaudal view?

lateral

Where do you place the marker on a cranio45 medial-caudolateral view?

lateral

Where do you place the marker on a skyline cranioproximal-craniodistal view?

lateral

Where do you place the marker on a LM view?

dorsal

Where do you place the marker on a DP view?

lateral

Where do you place the marker on a DLPMO view of the carpus?

caudolateral

Where do you place the marker on a DLPMO view of the fetlock?

dorsolateral

Where do you place the marker on a DMPLO view?

palmaro/plantaro lateral

Where do you place the marker on a flexed lateromedial view?

dorsal

Where do you place the marker on a skyline dorsoproximal-dorsodistal view?

lateral

Where do you place the marker on the distal radius, proximal, and distal row views of the carpus?

dorsolateral

Where do you place the marker on the DLPMO and DMPLO views of the foot?

lateral

Where do you place the marker on a skyline or tangential palmaro 45^o proximal-palmarodistal?

lateral

What areas are taken non-weight bearing?

shoulder and elbow

What areas are taken weight bearing?

distal views

What is the area with the most standard views?

carpus, 8