INTRO TO FOOT AND ANKLE RADIO HIGH YIELD

Question 1

what are the different types of radiographic densities?

direction from black to white

Answer 1

air
fat 
water
bone
metals

air to metals

Question 2

what structures can we see from the anterior posterior view?

what is the metatarsal declination angle?

Answer 2

forefoot and mid foot

tilted 15 degrees

Question 3

this view allows us to visualize the medial column?

what structures can we see?

Answer 3

lateral view

calcaneus
cuboid
navicular
1st cuneiform
talus
5th metatarsal

Question 4

what structures can we see from the medial oblique?

Answer 4

4th and 5th metatarsals digits and cuboid articulations

medial aspect of the foot in contact with the cassette

Question 5

what structures can we see from the lateral oblique view?

Answer 5

digits and plantar aspects of calcaneus

accessory or gorilla navicular captured on this view

Question 6

x-ray beam hits plantar aspect of the sesamoid apparatus via this view?

Answer 6

forefoot axial

Question 7

this view visualizes the STJ?

Answer 7

calcaneal axial

Question 8

what are the different foot views?

Answer 8

anterior posterior 
lateral
medial oblique
lateral oblique
forefoot axial
calcaneal axial

Question 9

what are the different ankle views?

Answer 9

anterior posterior
lateral
medial oblique
lateral oblique
mortise

Question 10

in the lateral oblique view, the foot is inverted how many degrees?

Answer 10

45 degrees

Question 11

kager’s triangle is viewed from what ankle view?

Answer 11

lateral

Question 12

this is always ordered with ankle x-rays and opens up and unlocks lateral gutter of the ankle

Answer 12

mortise