COMPUTING VISUALISED DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE FOR ANTERIOR TRANSVERSE ARCH OF FOOT Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC A61B5/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: computer-aided tomography of fore foot is performed at forward department of foot at the metatarsal-sesamoid joint. There are two straight lines drawn from the centre of a head of the first instep bone. One line passes through intrasesamoid crest, and another - through the centre of medial sesamoid bone. The angle formed between these lines shows the status of anterior transverse arch of the foot. If the angle exceeds 20°, a norm is stated; the angle 20° to 5° shows the 1^st degree that is onset of arch destruction; 5° to -10° indicates the 2^nd degree that is partial arch destruction, -10° to -25° is the 3^rd degree, or progressive arch destruction; and -25° and lower is the 4^th degree involving complete arch destruction.

EFFECT: simplified calculations and improved level of diagnostics, exact localisation of sesamoid bones in relation to the head of the first instep bone considering rotation thereof.

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