Items tagged “foot”
192 results found
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Intermetatarsal bursitis
Published
04 Mar 2012
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MRI
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Plantar fasciitis
Published
27 Mar 2012
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MRI
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Differential diagnosis for metatarsal region pain
Forefoot pain in the metatarsal region is a common complaint and may be caused by a number of conditions. It is worthwhile for a radiologist to have knowledge of the potential causes and their imaging features 1.
Pathology
Etiology
Trauma
turf toe
plantar plate disruption
sesamoiditis
str...
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Plantar calcaneal spur
Plantar calcaneal spurs, or sometimes simply referred to as calcaneal spurs, are a commonly seen finding in radiology practice.
Epidemiology
Plantar calcaneal spurs tend to usually occur in older men and women and may be related to obesity, osteoarthritis and current or previous heel pain.
P...
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Accessory ossicles of the foot
Accessory ossicles of the feet are common developmental variants with almost 40 having been described. Some of the more common include 1-4:
os peroneum
os subfibulare
os subtibiale
os tibiale externum (accessory navicular)
os trigonum
os calcaneus secundaris
os calcanei accessorium 6
os ...
Case
Synovial sarcoma of the hindfoot
Published
02 Nov 2012
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CT
MRI
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Foreign body in foot
Published
11 Mar 2013
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X-ray
Article
Sesamoid
Sesamoids, also known as sesamoid bones, are focal areas of ossification within tendons as they pass over joints 1. They can also occur in ligaments and usually measure a few millimeters in diameter. Their function is purported to be to alter the direction of the tendon and modify pressure, ther...
Case
Hypraemia in diabetic foot
Published
18 Apr 2013
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Ultrasound
Case
Talocalcaneal coalition
Published
28 Apr 2013
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CT
Article
Sustentaculum tali
The sustentaculum tali is a horizontal shelf that arises from the anteromedial portion of the calcaneus. The superior surface is concave and articulates with the middle calcaneal surface of the talus. The inferior surface has a groove for the tendon of flexor hallucis longus.
Several ligamentou...
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Lateral talocalcaneal angle
The lateral talocalcaneal angle is one of the angles that can be measured for the assessment of pes planus and pes cavus and assessment of hindfoot deformity.
Measurement
The lateral talocalcaneal angle is drawn on a weight-bearing lateral foot radiograph. There are two ways that it has been d...
Case
Accessory navicular bone
Published
07 Jul 2013
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MRI
Case
Accessory navicular bone
Published
26 Jul 2013
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MRI
X-ray
Article
Multipartite hallux sesamoid
Multipartite hallux sesamoids are a commonly seen normal variant, present in up to 33% of hallux sesamoids. They are more commonly bipartite than tripartite.
The medial (tibial) sesamoid is more likely to be multipartite than the lateral (fibular) sesamoid because it more commonly has more tha...
Case
Diabetic foot
Published
30 Aug 2013
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MRI
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Necrotizing fasciitis in a diabetic foot
Published
28 Sep 2013
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X-ray
Article
Os supranaviculare
An os supranaviculare is an accessory ossicle of the foot, located at the proximal dorsal aspect of the navicular bone or talonavicular joint. It is also known as Piries bone, talonavicular dorsale, or (dorsal) talonavicular ossicle and is present in ~1% of the population.
Differential diagnos...
Article
Os intermetatarseum
The os intermetatarseum is an uncommon accessory ossicle of the foot occurring in ~4% (range 1-7%) of the population.
Clinical presentation
It is usually asymptomatic and an incidental finding although it can be a cause of dorsal midfoot pain.
Gross anatomy
The os intermetarseum is typical...
Case
Os trigonum
Published
08 Nov 2013
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X-ray