ABSTRACT
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The patient is seated alongside the table with the affected side nearest to the table.
The elbow joint is extended to bring the medial aspect of the forearm, wrist and hand in contact with the table.
The wrist joint is positioned to include the lower part of the radius and ulna and the proximal two-thirds of the metacarpals on the image receptor.
The hand is rotated slightly further externally to ensure that the radial and styloid processes are superimposed.
The forearm is immobilised using a sandbag.
