TY - JOUR AU - Benevides, Pedro Costa AU - Nery, Caio Augusto de Souza AU - Godoy-Santos, Alexandre Leme AU - Marion Alloza, José Felipe AU - Prado, Marcelo Pires PY - 2020/04/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Study of the radiographic parameters of normal ankles: literature review and technical recommendations JF - Journal of the Foot & Ankle JA - J Foot Ankle VL - 14 IS - 1 SE - Special Article DO - 10.30795/jfootankle.2020.v14.1125 UR - https://jfootankle.com/JournalFootAnkle/article/view/1125 SP - 84-88 AB - <p style="margin: 0px; border: medium; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><strong>Objective</strong>: The authors carried out a bibliographic search for the radiographic parameters used to determine tibiotalar joint alignment, and suggest a set of parameters that constitute the minimum radiographic evaluation sufficient for the proper assessment of tibiotalar alignment.&nbsp;<strong>Methods:</strong> The search was conducted between May 2019 and January 2020 on the online platforms PudMed and Google Scholar with the following terms, used separately or jointly: “ankle arthritis, radiographic measurement, ankle alignment, alignment, anterior ankle instability, X-ray, and ankle injury”.&nbsp;<strong>Results:</strong> We selected twelve studies evaluating radiographic patterns of normal ankles, and identified a total of 15 radiographic measurements.&nbsp;<strong>Conclusion:</strong> The authors believe that a minimum radiographic assessment of tibiotalar alignment should include the following parameters on the anteroposterior radiograph: the distal tibial articular angle, the talar tilt and talus center migration. On the lateral radiograph, it should include: lateral distal tibial angle and lateral talar station.&nbsp;<strong>Level of Evidence V; Diagnostic Study; Expert Opinion.</strong></p> ER -