A simple device to obtain reliable foot radiographs of ambulatory and non-ambulatory Friedreich's ataxia patients.
A simple radiographic apparatus standardizing foot position and simulating weight-bearing effects in the feet is described in this paper. It provides an effective means of obtaining reliable radiographic data for both ambulatory and non-ambulatory patients. This device is presently used in an on-going study on pes cavus in Friedreich's ataxia.
D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005531:Foot Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005621:Friedreich Ataxia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography / Q000295:instrumentation*