Author:
Mikael Häggström [notes 1]
Planning
Weightbearing projectional radiography.
Evaluation
The most important diagnostic features are as follows:[1]
Talonavicular coverage angle.jpg
Medially rotated talonavicular coverage angle.[1] This abnormality is called medial peritalar subluxation.[1]
Calcaneal pitch.jpg
Increased calcaneal pitch, with cutoffs ranging from 20° to 32°.[1][notes 2]
Talar-1st metatarsal angle (Meary's angle).jpg
Increased Meary's angle, with cutoff of an angle greater than 4° convex upward.[1] This is the angle between the long axis of the talus and first metatarsal bone.[1] This example is slightly convex downward.
Notes
- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Radlines:Authorship for details.
- ↑ Detailed explanations and references are located in the Calcaneal pitch article.
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