Chinese Foot Binding: Radiographic Findings and Case Report

A 99-year-old Chinese woman presented to our emergency department after a fall. Due to lower extremity pain, radiographs of both feet were obtained. No fractures were noted, but these images did reveal prominent pes cavus deformities and foreshortening of the feet, consistent with foot binding as a child. The radiographic findings associated with foot binding are described and other associated health consequences are discussed.