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lower limb · AP Axial / Medial Oblique
Foot AP (Dorsoplantar) & Oblique
Supine/seated, knee flexed, sole flat on IR.
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How to perform this view
- 01
Sole flat on IR, knee flexed.
- 02
AP: CR 10 deg toward heel to base of 3rd metatarsal.
- 03
Oblique: rotate foot 30-40 deg medially.
- 04
Lateral: mediolateral with foot dorsiflexed.
Anatomical & patient position
Patient: Supine/seated, knee flexed, sole flat on IR.
Part: AP: CR 10 deg toward heel. Oblique: foot rotated 30 deg medially.
Central ray & centring point
10 deg posterior (toward heel) to base of 3rd metatarsal.
Exposure factors
kVp
55-65 kVp
mAs
3-5 mAs
SID
100 cm
IR size
24 x 30 cm
Grid
No
Respiration
N/A
Clinical indications
- Lisfranc injury
- Metatarsal fractures (Jones)
- Foreign bodies
Contraindications & precautions
- Gross deformity / open fracture - do not manipulate; adapt projection and use horizontal beam
Structures shown & evaluation criteria
- Phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals
- Tarsometatarsal joints open