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Foot XRay in Osteoarthritis

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Foot XRay in Osteoarthritis, Osteoarthritis Foot XRay

  • See Also
  1. Osteoarthritis
  • Views
  1. Lateral Foot XRay
  2. Anteroposterior Foot XRay (AP Foot)
  3. Consider Oblique View
  4. Consider Magnified View
  • Joints Affected
  1. First Metatarsophalangeal joint
    1. Also consider Gouty Arthritis in differential
  2. Subtalar joint involvement suggests other etiology
    1. Pes Planus
    2. Bony fusion
    3. Psoriasis
    4. Reiter's Syndrome
  • Findings
  1. Subchondral sclerosis
  2. Subchondral cyst formation
  3. Osteophyte formation
  4. Great toe lateral subluxation
    1. Results in Hallux Valgus deformity
  • References
  1. Brower (1998) Arthritis Black and White, Saunders
  2. Klippel (1997) Primer Rheumatic Diseases, AF
  3. Swagerty (2001) Am Fam Physician 64(2):279-86 [PubMed]