title: Anatomic compartments of the foot: a 3-Tesla magnetic resonance imaging study.
abstract: There is neither consensus on the number nor agreement on the location of the anatomic compartments of the foot. This project utilized high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify foot compartments. The purpose of this study was to devise a new system using 3-Tesla (3T) MRI that assessed the number and location of these compartments. Six feet from healthy volunteers were imaged. From these, 10 compartments were described: (1) medial, (2) calcaneal, (3) lateral, (4) central superficial, (5) central deep (adductor), (6-9) interossei, and (10) skin. The 3T MRI and foot/ankle coil allowed us to assess the number and location of foot compartments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Reach
authors.forename: Kimberly K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Amrami
authors.forename: Joel P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Felmlee
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stanley
authors.forename: J Michael
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alcorn
authors.forename: Norman S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Stephen W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Carmichael
mesh_terms: D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male