Case: Lower limb radiograph #20160262
Lower limb Beginner
Read this radiograph systematically before revealing the answer. What is the main abnormality?
Image: AndreKo via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized and converted to WebP
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Answer: Normal foot radiograph
What to look for in normal foot radiograph
- 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.
Description by the image author (may be in another language): Röntgenbild rechter Fuß. Der Fußtyp mit geradem Abschluss aller Zehen auf einer Linie wird als "Römischer Typ" bezeichnet.
Educational case. The diagnosis comes from the image's documented source; the "what to look for" list describes the condition in general and is not a report of this individual image.
