Foot angles - lateral weightbearing foot

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones , 6 Jul 2013
Diagnosis almost certain
Changed by Jeremy Jones, 8 Jul 2021

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Several of the lines of alignment used on weightbearing lateral foot radiographs

  1. horizontal line
  2. calcaneal inclination axis
  3. first metatarsal axis
  4. mid-talar axis
Images Changes:

Image Annotated image (Horizontal line) ( update )

Perspective changed from Horizontal line to Horizontal line.
Description was removed:
Horizontal line

Image Annotated image (Lateral) ( update )

Description was removed:
Weightbearing lateral radiograph of the foot

Image Annotated image (Calcaneal inclination axis) ( update )

Description was removed:
Calcaneal inclination axis

Image Annotated image (First metatarsal axis) ( update )

Description was removed:
First metatarsal axis

Image Annotated image (Mid-talar axis) ( update )

Description was removed:
Mid-talar axis

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Numerous angles that can be measures on the lateral foot radiograph

  • lateral talo-first-metatarsal angle
  • Meary's angle
  • lateral talocalcaneal angle
  • talar declination angle
  • calcaneal inclination angle
  • angle of the longitudinal arch
Images Changes:

Image Annotated image (Meary's angle) ( update )

Description was removed:
Lateral talo-first-metatarsal angle

Image Annotated image (Lateral talocalcaneal angle) ( update )

Description was removed:

Image Annotated image (Talar declination angle) ( update )

Description was removed:
Talar declination angle

Image Annotated image (Calcaneal inclination angle) ( update )

Description was removed:

Image Annotated image (Angle of the longitudinal arch) ( update )

Description was removed:

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