Medial longitudinal scan of MTP joint
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The patient sits, knee flexed, sole of foot on examination couch. The trandsucer is placed longitudinally on the lateral border of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. The metatarsal head and base of proximal phalynx are identified.
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