ABSTRACT
The views of the calcaneus are totally different from foot radiographs. The properly positioned axial view will have the plantar surface of the foot perpendicular to the film. The lateral and oblique views will demonstrate the subtalar joint. A tube angle is used to open the tarsal bone on the A-P view of the foot; the greater the arch of the foot, the greater the angle required. The tube angle is not needed on the medial oblique and lateral views. The medial oblique view is particularly useful; it demonstrates a clear view of the tarsal bones, the 4th and 5th metatarsals, the intertarsal joints, and detail of the 5th metatarsal. Along with the A-P, oblique, and lateral views, an axial view is added to the toe routine views. If the plantar surface of the foot was not perpendicular to the film, the tuberosity will be foreshortened and the talocalcaneal joint will not be seen.
