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Dr. Likover is happy to review your x-rays for a possible Oxford partial knee replacement or Intellijoint total knee replacement procedure.
X-Ray Requirements
To evaluate your cases for a possible Oxford or Intellijoint knee replacement procedure, two x-rays are required, and one additional view is helpful.
Standing AP X-Ray
Most important is a standing AP weight-bearing (front) view of the knee with the knee bent 20 degrees.
Most orthopedists and hospitals can shoot an x-ray in this position, but most family practitioners cannot.
Lateral View
A lateral view lying on the x-ray table is also necessary.
Merchant View (Optional)
A Merchant view of the patella (kneecap) is helpful, but not required.
Most orthopedists have a Merchant frame required to shoot this view, but most hospitals do not.
Submission Instructions: Traditional Film X-Rays vs Digital X-Rays
You need to find out if the x-ray facility is shooting traditional x-rays on film or the new digital ones for purposes of sending your films to Dr. Likover for evaluation.
How to Submit Traditional Film X-ray Views
I recommend you have copies made of your x-ray films and send them to me via US mail, FedEx, or UPS to the address below.
Usually, the facility where you had them taken can make copies at a minimal charge.
Please send your e-mail address with the x-rays.
Larry Likover M.D.
902 Frostwood Suite 269
Houston, Texas 77024
Alternatively, you are welcome to put your x-rays up on an x-ray view box at a doctor’s office or hospital and take a digital picture of them with your digital camera or smartphone.
If you choose to e-mail photos of your x-rays, first submit a form to Dr. Likover. Dr. Likover will then give you his e-mail for sending x-rays.
This prevents the need to pay for copies and for postage. When you visit my office, I will need to take a new set of x-rays to precisely measure your knee for the proper size of Oxford implant.
How to Submit Digital X-ray Views
If the facility has taken digital x-rays of your knee, you need to have them make a CD copy of your x-rays at minimal charge.
You need to mail the CD to:
Larry Likover M.D.
902 Frostwood Suite 269
Houston, Texas 77024
Please send your e-mail address with your CD
E-mail Submissions Not Accepted
Do not try to download the CD x-ray file on your computer and e-mail it to me; this will not work.
Each digital x-ray system is different and I require the additional software that comes on the CD to be able to open the x-ray file of a given system.
Dr. Larry Likover has been practicing orthopedics on the west side of Houston for 43 years, treating knee, hip, shoulder, and back problems. Dr. Likover is board certified in orthopedic surgery and provides knee replacement in Houston for patients worldwide.