In order to determine the injury or deformation of bones, the most commonly used X-ray of the foot. With this diagnosis, you can see not only the development of the disease or the result of bruises and injuries, but also more detailed information about the condition, structure of bones and joints.
What is the use of an X-ray stop?
If the patient feels pain and discomfort when walking, then it is worth to take an X-ray, which can give full information about the condition of the joints. The most common cause of pain can be the development of flat feet or previous injuries. Thanks to an X-ray, you can determine the following:
- presence of congenital anomalies in the development and structure of the osteoarticular apparatus;
- arthritis ;
- gout;
- arthrosis;
- valgus deformation of the feet;
- flat feet;
- dislocations;
- fractures;
- cracks.
If there are quite noticeable pain symptoms, as well as difficult movement, then the doctor can prescribe an X-ray of the foot with a load. As a rule, a couple of pictures are enough to determine the problem. But it's best to take a few shots from different angles to see a more detailed picture. This will allow a more accurate diagnosis.
How do X-rays of the foot?
It's worth saying that this is a fairly simple procedure that will not take long. During the X-ray, the patient becomes one foot on a special disc-stand, while he must be without shoes and all sorts of jewelry on the body. The second leg should be bent at the knee. Thus, the weight of the body is transferred to the leg being examined - such a load will help correctly display the whole picture of the disease. The X-ray cassette is installed in such a way that it is located just along the foot at the very top of the stand and is pressed with a special load. The central part of the beam is directed into the middle of the cassette. During the irradiation
Most often make the following pictures:
- Front-rear, performed in two projections;
- rear-plantar;
- oblique (conducted at different angles);
- side.
The received pictures are examined by a specialist and diagnoses. X-ray at flatfoot allows you to see the degree of curvature of the height of the arch and its length.
Repeated X-rays of a healthy foot are held in the same position as during the diagnosis. This will reveal whether the diagnosis was correct and how treatment was treated.