title: The significance of the axial foot projection in the diagnosis of metatarsal pathology.
abstract: Metatarsalgia is a symptom and not a disease. Three cases, as examples, are presented to highlight the need for axial roentgenograms of the forefoot in order to elicit the pathology missed by regular posterior-anterior and lateral roentgenograms.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008684:Metatarsus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D008875:Middle Aged; D010007:Osteochondritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography