Keywords:
Extremities, MR, Education, Education and training
Authors:
S. B. Gagrani1, K. Arshad2, R. Bhatt2; 1Birmingham/UK, 2Leicester /UK
DOI:
10.1594/essr2016/P-0029
Background
Forefoot pain is a debilitating clinical complaint and a common reason for specialist consultation (1,2).
There is often significant overlap between the various condtions affecting the forefoot in terms of symptoms and presentations.
As such,
clinical history and physical examination has limited accuracy in differentiating the various causes of forefoot pain.
Plain film and sonographic evaluation are commonly used in the initial evaluation of forefoot pain.
Cross-sectional imaging,
however, provides vital detail required for accurate diagnoses (2,3).
In particular MRI offers excellent contrast resolution and multiplanar capability,
providing exquisite detail of soft tissue structures (3)
We aim to provide a review of our experience,
in a large teaching hospital,
highlighting the use of MRI in the diagnosis of various forefoot disorders.