Extended pedal imaging via modifications of the traditional forefoot axial radiographic study: teaching new tricks to an old dog? an initial report with case presentations.

Background: The plain film forefoot axial radiographic view is a specialized view in podiatric imaging. In everyday office practice, an axial orthoposer is used, and the study is nonweightbearing. Largely useless for imaging functional pathology, the forefoot axial view's main use centers around imaging of the plantar metatarsal heads and the hallucal sesamoid complex.