A poorly positioned AP axial clavicle projection that demonstrates the medial clavicular end drawn away from the vertebral column
A) will also demonstrate the clavicle bowing upward.
B) will also demonstrate a transversely foreshortened clavicle.
C) was obtained with the patient rotated toward the unaffected shoulder.
D) will require a 10-degree cephalic angle to obtain optimal positioning.

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The medial clavicular end drawn away from the vertebral column is indicative of an inferior medial rotation of the clavicle, which causes it to bow upward. Therefore, a poorly positioned AP axial clavicle projection that demonstrates the medial clavicular end drawn away from the vertebral column will also demonstrate the clavicle bowing upward.

A Poorly Positioned AP Axial Clavicle Projection That Demonstrates the Medial