ABSTRACT
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The patient stands with the affected shoulder against the image receptor, and the torso is rotated approximately 15 degrees towards the affected side to bring the plane of the glenoid fossa perpendicular to the image receptor.
The arm is supinated and slightly abducted away from the body.
The image receptor is positioned so that its upper border is at least 5 cm above the shoulder to ensure that the oblique rays do not project the shoulder off the edge of the final image.
The patient should be asked to rotate their head away from the side under examination to avoid superimposition of the chin over the medial end of the clavicle.
