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Trauma to the foot.

D M Forrester1, R Kerr

  • 1University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles.

Radiologic Clinics of North America
|March 1, 1990
PubMed
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Minor foot trauma can cause fractures or soft tissue injuries, often not visible on initial X-rays. Radionuclide bone scans and MR imaging are crucial for detecting early bone injury and soft tissue damage, respectively.

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Area of Science:

  • Orthopedics
  • Radiology
  • Sports Medicine

Background:

  • Minor foot trauma can lead to stress fractures, avulsion fractures, or ligamentous and tendon injuries.
  • Plain radiographs are often normal in early stages of bone injury.
  • Radionuclide bone scans and MR imaging offer enhanced sensitivity for diagnosing these injuries.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the diagnostic utility of various imaging modalities for foot trauma.
  • To highlight the effectiveness of radionuclide bone scans for early bone injury detection.
  • To emphasize the role of MR imaging in evaluating soft tissue injuries of the foot.

Main Methods:

  • Review of imaging findings for minor and major foot trauma.
  • Discussion of radionuclide bone scan characteristics in stress fractures.

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  • Analysis of MR imaging features for acute and chronic soft tissue injuries.
  • Evaluation of CT utility in complex fractures, particularly calcaneal fractures.

    • Main Results:

    • Radionuclide bone scans show focal or diffuse uptake in stress fractures.
    • MR imaging effectively differentiates acute edema, partial/complete tears, and tendinitis.
    • CT is valuable for subtalar joint involvement in calcaneal fractures.
    • MR imaging and CT aid in identifying tendon injuries associated with fracture-dislocations.

    Conclusions:

    • Radionuclide bone scans and MR imaging are essential for diagnosing subtle foot injuries not evident on plain radiographs.
    • CT provides critical detail for complex fractures and associated tendon injuries.
    • A multimodal imaging approach ensures comprehensive evaluation of foot trauma.