It has become a common practice to obtain weight-bearing radiographs for the assessment
of early-stage osteoarthritis of the knee, and weight bearing with the knee in full
extension has been the most common method. Other methods for evaluating knee joint
space using weight-bearing radiography include the Rosenberg and 20/10 views. Eighty
consecutive patients with knee pain were evaluated with standing Rosenberg and standing
20/10 views as part of their radiographic evaluation. The joint space for the right
and left knee of each patient was measured. There was no statistically significant
difference between the measurements for the 20/10 or Rosenberg views in left or right
knees. We found no indication to additionally include 20/10 views in routine examinations
of osteoarthritic knees when Rosenberg views had been obtained.
Keywords
Rosenberg view - 20/10 view - weight-bearing radiographs - joint space - knee osteoarthritis
