Formative Quiz: Radiologic Evaluation of the Ankle and Foot

When imaging for an Anterior Talar Stress View, the stress is applied to the posterior aspect of the heel, resulting in anterior transposition of the talus on the tibia.

• True

• False

For the radiologic assessment of the foot, the oblique view, best demonstrates the phalanges, metatarsals, intermetatarsals, cuboid, third cuneiform, navicular, anterior portions of the talus and calcaneus, and related midtarsal joints.

• True

• False

Mechanism of injury for calcaneal fractures are crush injuries of the foot.

• True

• False

The midfoot is very susceptible to fractures and dislocations.

• True

• False

Hallux valgus is when the metatarsal angle is <10 degrees.

• True

• False

The tarsometatarsal joint is also called the Lisfranc joint.

• True

• False

The Os Calcis is an example of an accessory bone of the foot.

• True

• False

The talus is the second most commonly fractured tarsal bone.

• True

• False

Trimalleolar fractures include the lateral malleolus, medial malleolus, and the anterior rim of the tibia, which is also referred to as the third malleolus.

• True

• False

High signal in tendons is usually abnormal and present when there is fluid is present in the tendon sheath on T1 weighted imaging.

• True

• False