Considerations in Metatarsalgia and Midfoot Pain: An MR Imaging Perspective

Joseph S. Yu; Jonathan R. Tanner

doi:10.1055/s-2002-32356

Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Table of Contents

Semin Musculoskelet Radiol 2002; 06(2): 091-104
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-32356

Considerations in Metatarsalgia and Midfoot Pain: An MR Imaging Perspective

Joseph S. Yu, Jonathan R. Tanner

Department of Radiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH

Abstract

ABSTRACT

There are many conditions that have the potential to produce the symptom of pain in the metatarsal and midfoot regions. Pathologic processes that cause pain include post-traumatic disorders, circulatory disorders, arthritides, neuroarthropathy, and conditions that result in a biomechanical imbalance in the foot. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a powerful imaging tool since it provides a noninvasive method for diagnosis of different foot disorders. In this article, we will discuss the MR manifestation of a number of pathologic entities that elicit foot pain as a primary symptom.

KEYWORDS

Metatarsals - midfoot - MR

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