Imaging of the Foot and Ankle

Dr Mark Davies is a Consultant Radiologist at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, Birmingham, since 1984. Previously consultant radiologist at the Birmingham General, Birmingham Accident and Selly Oak Hospitals. Founding member and former Secretary of the British Society of Skeletal Radiologists; founding member, first Secretary and former President of the European Society of Skeletal Radiology; former Secretary and President of the International Skeletal Society. Examiner Final Fellowship Examination Royal College of Radiologists for 9 years and external examiner in Hong Kong and Singapore. Author of over 200 papers, review articles, editorials, case reports and book chapters and co-editor of 8 textbooks on musculoskeletal imaging.Dr Steven James is a Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist and Honorary Reader with the School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Birmingham, UK. He initially undertook his Radiology training at University Hospitals Nottingham before completing a fellowship at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London. He was appointed in 2006 at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham. Dr James has a strong research interest and has over 150 publications in peer reviewed scientific journals on Orthopaedic, Spinal and Sports injury-related topics. He has previously edited 2 textbooks and written numerous book chapters. He regularly lectures at national and international meetings on musculoskeletal and sports injury-related topics. Dr Rajesh Botchu is a Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist at Royal Orthopedic Hospital, Birmingham, UK. He did his radiology training from Leicester and subspeciality musculoskeletal training from ROH, Birmingham, NOC, Oxford and CIM, Geneva, Switzerland. He was the clinician of the year in 2020. He regularly lectures at regional, national and international meetings. He has a strong research portfolio with over 235 publications. Several signs are named after him including Aamer-Botchu sign, Iyengar-Botchu confluence, Haleem-Botchu classification. He is a member of several musculoskeletal radiology societies. He is a cofounder of free teaching MSK Radiology4U app and website.

“The book is well referenced, allowing you to peruse the original literature at your leisure. The quality of the diagrams and diagnostic images is good, as you would expect in a Springer publication. I would recommend this book to anyone who reports imaging or performs interventions in the foot and ankle.” (Richard Graham, RAD Magazine, May, 2025)

• Part 1: Imaging Techniques and Procedures.- Radiography.- CT Arthrography of the Ankle: Technique, Indications, Advantages, and Disadvantages.- MRI and MRI Arthrography of Ankle and Foot.- Ultrasound Imaging of the Ankle.- Intra-articular Injections of the Ankle and Foot (Intervention of Foot and Ankle).- Part II: Clinical Problems.- Congenital and Developmental Disorders of the Foot and Ankle.- Bone Trauma.- Anterior Ankle Pain.- Posterior Ankle Pain.- Medial Ankle Pain.- Lateral Ankle Pain.- Compressive Neuropathies and Plantar Fascia.- Infection.- Stress Injuries of Ankle and Foot.- Diabetic Foot.- Foot and Ankle Inflammatory Arthritis.- Metabolic Bone Disease.- Osteonecrosis and Osteochondrosis.- Acquired Deformities of Foot and Ankle.- Great Toe Metatarsalgia.- Imaging of the Forefoot.- Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions.- Orthopedic Hardware.