Foot & Calcaneus: Radiographic Anatomy - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. Welcome to today's lesson on radiographic anatomy demonstrated on routine projections of the foot and calcaneus. In a previous lesson, we discussed the anatomy of the foot and calcaneus and which radiographic projections are routinely performed. So let's tie that information to the radiographs themselves. As a reminder, the routine radiographic projections of the foot are apiaxial, apia oblique, and lateral. Take a look at this radiograph. What projection is being demonstrated? How do you know? Let's find out the answers to these questions. If you said this radiograph is an apiaxial projection of the foot, you're correct. We can tell this is an apiaxial because the entire foot from the phalanges through the talus is demonstrated. There is nearly equal space between the second through fifth metatarsals, the bases of the first and second metatarsals are separated, and the bases of the remaining metatarsals show slight overlap. The intertarsal joint space between the first and second cutiforms is demonstrated.