Abstract: A hand immobilizing apparatus is provided for positioning the hand for intra-operative, antero-posterior and lateral views with minimal difficulty in reorienting the hand for each, and to isolate individual fingers for lateral views, so that the image of one finger is not superimposed over the image of an other finger. The apparatus includes a hand-receiving channel member made of radiolucent material. The channel member has a bottom wall joined to two opposing side walls and is sized so that the back of the hand can be placed flat against the bottom wall. The apparatus also includes a block of radiolucent material sized to fit closely between the channel side walls, to hold any single extended finger against the channel bottom wall for lateral examination. The remaining fingers rest against a side face of the block and are curled generally toward the palm of the hand.

Abstract: An apparatus for positioning a human foot for X-ray examination on an apparatus support surface, the human foot having a foot bottom surface, a foot rear surface and two foot side surfaces, includes structure for retaining the foot including a foot retaining bottom portion extending over the foot bottom surface, a foot retaining rear portion extending over the foot rear surface and a foot retaining side portion extending over at least one of the foot side surfaces, and structure for propping and orienting the foot including a substantially horizontal base member for resting on the apparatus support surface and for supporting the foot and the structure for retaining, the base member having laterally distributed contact activated fasteners for engaging the foot retaining rear portion at any of several laterally distributed points along the base member for securing left and right feet, and including a substantially vertical upright member for positioning the foot and the structure for retaining, the upright memb