Foot x-ray - labeling questions

Case contributed by Chris Rothe
Diagnosis not applicable

Foot XR frontal

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Foot frontal

1. Lateral malleolus

2. Medial malleolus

3. Tibiotalar joint (ankle joint)

4. Superior facet of trochlea of talus

5. Lateral malleolar facet of talus

6. Medial malleolar facet of talus

7. Trochlea of talus

8. Neck of talus

9. Head of talus

10. Talonavicular joint (medial component of midtarsal/transverse tarsal joint or Choparts joint)

11. Calcaneocuboid joint (medial component of midtarsal/transverse tarsal joint or Choparts joint)

12. Calcaneus

13. Navicular

14. Tuberosity of navicular bone

15. Cuboid

16. Medial cuneiform

17. Intermediate cuneiform

18. Lateral cuneiform

19. Intercuneiform joints

20. Cuneocuboid joint

21. First tarsometatarsal joint

22. Base of first metatarsal

23. Shaft of third metatarsal

24. Head of fifth metatarsal

25. Tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone

26. Hallux sesamoid bones

27. Lesser metatarsal sesamoid bone (of fifth metatarsal)

28. Second metatarsophalangeal joint

29. Proximal phalanx third toe

30. Proximal interphalangeal joint third toe

31. Middle phalanx second toe

32. Distal interphalangeal joint second toe

33. Distal phalanx fourth toe

34. Intermetatarsal joint (between second and third metatarsal)

Foot XR oblique

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Foot oblique

1. Lateral malleolus

2. Medial malleolus

3. Tibiotalar joint (ankle joint)

4. Superior facet of trochlea of talus

5. Trochlea of talus

6. Neck of talus

7. Head of talus

8. Talonavicular joint (medial component of midtarsal/transverse tarsal joint or Choparts joint)

9. Calcaneocuboid joint (medial component of midtarsal/transverse tarsal joint or Choparts joint)

10. Calcaneus

11. Navicular

12. Tuberosity of navicular bone

13. Cuboid

14. Intermediate cuneiform

15. Medial cuneiform

16. Lateral cuneiform

17. Intercuneiform joint

18. Cuneocuboid joint

19. First tarsometatarsal joint

20. Second tarsometatarsal joint

21. Base of first metatarsal

22. Shaft of second metatarsal

23. Head of fourth metatarsal

24. Tuberosity of fifth metatarsal bone

25. Hallux sesamoid bones

26. Third metatarsophalangeal joint

27. Proximal phalanx fourth toe

28. Proximal interphalangeal joint second toe

29. Middle phalanx third toe

30. Distal interphalangeal joint second toe

31. Distal phalanx first toe

32. Tuberosity of cuboid

Foot XR Lat

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Foot lateral

1. Tibia (shaft)

2. Fibula (shaft)

3. Lateral malleolus

4. Medial malleolus

5. Posterior malleolus

6. Inferior articular surface of tibia

7. Tibiotalar joint (ankle joint)

8. Superior facet of trochlea of talus

9. Trochlea of talus

10. Neck of talus

11. Head of talus

12. Body of talus

13. Lateral tubercle of posterior process of talus

14. Talocalcaneal joint (subtalar joint)

15. Sustentaculum tali (talar shelf)

16. Tarsal sinus

17. Talonavicular joint (medial component of midtarsal/transverse tarsal joint or Choparts joint)

18. Calcaneocuboid joint (medial component of midtarsal/transverse tarsal joint or Choparts joint)

19. Navicular

20. Cuboid

21. First tarsometatarsal joint

22. Second tarsometatarsal joint

23. Base of fifth metatarsal

24. Shaft of first metatarsal

25. Head of first metatarsal

26. Hallux sesamoid

27. Lesser metatarsal sesamoid bone (of fifth metatarsal)

28. First metatarsophalangeal joint

29. Calcaneus

30. Anterior calcaneal tubercle

31. Calcaneal tuberosity

32. Lateral process of calcaneal tuberosity

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