The use of computerized tomography in the foot.

The authors have reviewed the literature on computerized tomography and it diagnostic potentials, and they are reporting on an applicable case affecting the foot. The case described is of an athletic 15-year-old female with unilateral hypertrophy of the abductor hallucis muscle. With the use of the C-T scanning device, additional information was acquired, as compared to the conventional roentgen diagnostic methods. This resulted in an accurate diagnosis that averted the necessity for exploratory surgical intervention.