Normal foot radiograph on X‑ray: 4 real cases
Real, openly licensed radiographs showing normal foot radiograph. Study what to look for, then open each case and read it yourself before revealing the answer.
What to look for
- DP view: the medial border of the 2nd metatarsal base lines up with the medial border of the intermediate cuneiform.
- Oblique view: the 3rd metatarsal lines up with the lateral cuneiform and the 4th with the cuboid.
- Accessory bones and sesamoids are smooth, rounded and fully corticated, unlike acute fracture fragments.
Quiz yourself on lower limb images
Cases
Case #20160262Lower limb · Beginner
Case #61347913Lower limb · Beginner
Case #61347912Lower limb · Beginner
Case #61347911Lower limb · BeginnerOther lower limb diagnoses
- Acetabular fracture
- Ankle fracture (lateral malleolus)
- Bimalleolar ankle fracture
- Calcaneal fracture
- Calcaneal spur
- Femoral shaft fracture
- Fifth metatarsal fracture (Jones / base)
- Hip (proximal femoral) fracture
- Hip dislocation
- Knee joint effusion
- Normal ankle radiograph
- Normal knee radiograph
- Normal pelvis radiograph
- Patellar dislocation
- Patellar fracture
- Pellegrini–Stieda lesion
- Stress fracture
- Tibial (and fibular) shaft fracture
- Tibial plateau fracture
Diagnoses come from each image's documented source. Credits and licences are shown on each case and on the image credits page.