Step-off sign
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Deng F, Murphy A, Bell D, Step-off sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-73991
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- Stepoff sign
- Dorsal step-off sign
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The step-off sign is the radiographic appearance of Lisfranc injury on lateral projections of the foot when there is a dorsal displacement of the second metatarsal base. At the tarsometatarsal joint level, this displacement interrupts an imaginary line drawn on the dorsal surface of the foot 1-6. The sign is accentuated with plantar flexion and axial loading 2.
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