Musculoskeletal X-ray - General principles Joint anatomy
Key points
Knowledge of soft tissue structures surrounding a joint can be as important as knowledge of bone structures
Most joints are synovial and comprise two articulating bones lined with hyaline cartilage and contained by a synovial lined capsule.
Although soft tissues such as cartilage and capsular structures are of low density, and so are less well-defined on X-ray images, it is a mistake to think they are not visible.
