Chapter 6 Toes and Foot

Foot Phalanges Metatarsals Tarsals

Digits 1 st Digit 2 phalanges ________ Proximal phalanges Distal Middle _________

Joints of the Digits 1 st digit _____________ 2-5 _____________ Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP)

Metatarsals 1-5 Head Body Base ________________

Metatarsal Joints Metatarsophalangeal (MTP) Tarsometatarsal (TM)

Tarsals Cuboid Calcaneus (Os Calcis) Cuneiforms Medial Intermediate Lateral Navicular Talus

Arches Longitudinal ________ Lateral Transverse ____________

Foot Motions Dorsiflexion Plantar Flexion Inversion Eversion

Imaging the Toes AP Foot Oblique affected toe Lateral affected toe 50-60kV 40” SID

AP Foot Plantar surface on IR _____________tube angle Perpendicular to metatarsals (may need more or less angle) CR to base of ____________ Collimate to the skin

Oblique Toe 45˚ oblique Medial for __________ Lateral for __________ CR to ______ Collimate to affected toe

Lateral Toe Rotate foot to lateral ____________for 1-3 rd digit _____________for 4-5 th digit Remove superimposition of unaffected toes CR to: ____ for the 1 st ____ for 2-5 Collimate to toe

Imaging the Foot AP Internal Oblique External Oblique Lateral kV

AP Foot Plantar surface on IR __________tube angle Perpendicular to metatarsals (may need more or less angle) CR to base of _____________ Collimate to the skin

Internal Oblique Rotate internally so plantar surface is ___________ CR to the base of the 3 rd metatarsal Collimate to the skin

Lateral Foot Externally rotate till lateral ____________ Plantar surface _______ CR to ____________ Collimate to skin