Positioning of the Patient for the Velpeau Axillary Lateral View x-Ray.

The shoulder is not abducted.

(From JawaA, RicchettiET. Glenulohumeral instability. In: Court-BrownCM, KeckmanJD, McQueenMM, et al., eds. Rockwood and Green’s Fractures in Adults. Vol 1. 8th ed. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health; 2015:1503–1571.)