Bone & Joint X-Ray
Digital films of knees, spine, shoulders and injured limbs — read the same visit, minutes after exposure.
Bone shows on an X-ray more clearly than on almost any other test, which is why the X-ray remains the first image for injuries and joint pain: it reveals fractures and their alignment, the narrowed joint space and bony spurs of arthritis, dislocations, and changes in bone density. A knee that hurts on stairs, a wrist that swelled after a fall, a back that has ached for months — each gets a specific set of views, because the angle of the picture decides what can be seen.
This clinic's X-ray is digital and in-house, so the image is on screen minutes after the exposure and Dr. Khanna reads it during the same visit — with forty years of fractures, arthritic knees and back complaints behind the reading. Just as usefully, he examines the joint before imaging it, so the film answers a focused question rather than being a picture in search of a problem. An X-ray shows bone best; if the trouble turns out to live in ligament or disc, he will say so honestly and point you to the right next step.
Who should consider this
- A fall, twist or road accident with swelling, deformity or inability to put weight on the limb
- Knee pain in older adults — on stairs, on rising from the floor — where arthritis needs grading
- Chronic low back or neck pain that has not settled with rest and basic care
- A shoulder, elbow or wrist that has stayed painful or stiff for weeks after an injury
- Heel pain suspected to be a bony spur, or toe and foot pain after a stub or crush
- Follow-up films of a healing fracture, to confirm the bone is joining in good position
- Children brought in after playground or cycling falls, where a buckle fracture is easy to miss without a film
How to prepare
No fasting — remove metal near the area, and mention possible pregnancy
- No fasting or other preparation is needed; come any time the clinic is open
- Remove metal jewellery — rings, bangles, chains, watches — and clothing fasteners near the area being imaged; metal blocks X-rays and can hide exactly the spot that hurts
- If there is any chance you may be pregnant, tell the technician before the X-ray, especially for spine, pelvis or hip views — this is essential
- Carry earlier X-rays of the same joint if you have them; healing and arthritis are judged by comparison
- For a suspected fracture, keep the limb supported and still on the way in, and eat lightly in case onward hospital care is needed
What happens at the clinic
The technician positions the painful joint against the detector — standing for knees, seated or lying for spine and limbs — and usually takes two or more views from different angles, because a crack invisible from the front can be obvious from the side. Each exposure is a painless fraction of a second; positioning is the slow part, done carefully to move an injured limb as little as possible. Most appointments finish within ten to fifteen minutes.
Your report, and what happens next
The digital image is ready in minutes, and Dr. Khanna reads it the same visit: a fracture is explained along with what happens next — support, plaster, or referral to an orthopaedic surgeon if the break needs setting or surgery; arthritis is graded and managed with a plain-spoken plan; a normal film redirects attention to the soft tissues, which is a finding in itself, not a wasted test. Healing fractures are usually re-imaged after some weeks, on the treating doctor's schedule, to confirm the bone is joining in position.
What it costs
The charge depends on the body part and the number of views — a single view of one finger and a multi-view lumbar spine series are different undertakings, and follow-up films of a healing fracture are usually fewer views than the first visit. When both knees or multiple areas are imaged in one sitting, the combined billing usually works out lower than separate visits.
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Common questions
Why does the technician take two pictures of the same joint?
Because an X-ray is a flat shadow of a three-dimensional bone — a crack lying edge-on to the beam can be completely invisible in one view and obvious in the other. Two angles, usually front and side, are the minimum for a reliable answer; skipping the second view is how fractures get missed.
I can move my finger, so it cannot be broken — right?
That old rule is wrong: many real fractures, especially small or stable ones, still allow movement. Swelling, point tenderness over the bone and pain on use are better warnings, and only a film settles it. It is a short, inexpensive test against weeks of a wrongly healed bone.
Will an X-ray show my slipped disc or ligament tear?
Not directly — discs and ligaments are soft tissue, which X-rays pass through. The film still earns its place by showing alignment, bone spurs, disc-space narrowing and ruling out fractures; if the story then points to a disc or ligament, Dr. Khanna will say plainly that an MRI or a specialist opinion is the right next step.
How often can a healing fracture be X-rayed safely?
Limb X-rays carry a very small radiation dose, so the few follow-up films a fracture needs over its healing — typically at intervals of some weeks, on your doctor's schedule — are not a safety concern. Each film answers a real question: is the bone still aligned, and is new bone forming across the break.
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