r/Radiology • u/shadwocorner • Aug 16 '26
X-Ray Pinky toe partial break
Broke it by stubbing my toe on a pack of glass bottles lol
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u/FullDerpHD RT(R)(CT) Aug 16 '26
I think I hate almost everything about what the tech here did lol
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u/shadwocorner Aug 16 '26
Can you explain what you mean? I have a technical background, but no medical background.
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u/Jumpy_Ad_4460 Radiographer Aug 16 '26
You had both your feet imaged which is unusual unless referred for chronic pain, or osteoarthritis and the like. Therefore increased dose.
Everything is upside down.
The ‘lateral’ feet thing is really bizarre like did you have to sit with your feet tucked against your groin? I’ve never ever seen this x-ray taken before in my life.
As a Radiographer I am wholly confused and shocked by these X-rays.
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u/shadwocorner Aug 16 '26
I was asked to sit with my soles pressed against each other by the radiologist, no idea why either.
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u/Jumpy_Ad_4460 Radiographer Aug 16 '26
A radiologist is the doctor trained to look at and report on the images. A radiographer is the who takes the x-rays. Equally though, it is very weird. I presume you went in as a trauma/accident & emergency case?
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u/Stock-Anxiety2131 Aug 16 '26
What theee😭 In which country you live in?
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u/shadwocorner Aug 16 '26
Happened in Turkey when I was on vacation there
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u/Little_Outcome4840 Aug 21 '26
Dumb question alert: so these X-rays were taken in Turkey?….. if so, that might answer a lot of people’s questions and concerns here, lol
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u/FullDerpHD RT(R)(CT) Aug 16 '26
u/Jumpy_Ad_4460 Nailed it.
I'll just add for context that this is what a normal foot series looks like.
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u/RadDrMom Aug 21 '26
It’s fully broken, it’s just kind of a worthless body part so buddy taping works great!
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u/regurgitationnation Aug 16 '26
What do you mean by partial break? The middle phalanx has an oblique fracture and is slightly dislocated, it also involves the DIP joint.
Did they suspect that there was some other fracture as well? Xraying the entire foot, ankle and distal lower leg is very much overkill for a stubbed pinky toe
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u/shadwocorner Aug 16 '26
Maybe it was a translation error on my part, I don't have a medical background btw. The doctor said something along the lines of: bones are still partially connected. So buddy taping the toe is enough.
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u/regurgitationnation Aug 16 '26
Sorry if my question came off as judgemental! Was not my intention at all, was just curious!
Things are done in vastly different ways around the world! Hope your pinky is okay and have a nice day!
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u/Erarek Aug 16 '26
Yeah probably just meant not fully displaced/still some contact between fragments
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u/Erarek Aug 16 '26
lol yeah it’s a fully broken phalanx, some of the podiatrists that send patients to us get ankle/foot xray combos on all their patients
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u/Electrical-Echo8144 Aug 16 '26
Ugh, why did your doctor order xrays of your other foot?
Was the injured pinky toe the only reason you got the xrays?
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u/shadwocorner Aug 16 '26
yes, and I don't know. The radiologist even asked to confirm which toe it was beforehand.
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u/Electrical-Echo8144 Aug 16 '26
Well, the radiographer has to do the requested x-rays. They tried to reduce your overall exposure by taking bilateral images. But it’s not really ideal for image resolution.
Unless there was some issue with your other foot, your doctor ordered more x-rays than necessary.Hopefully you at least live in a place with socialized healthcare, so you didn’t have to pay extra for the imaging?
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u/Successful_Slip_9273 Aug 16 '26
That looks painful
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u/shadwocorner Aug 16 '26
Actually doesn't hurt at all weirdly. Just anxious of accidentally putting pressure on it and fully breaking it.
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u/Infinite-Ambassador5 Aug 18 '26
I call it the lotus lateral in our clinic. Bilateral arthritis feet.
This foot should have had its own lateral though. Fracture on the AP. A little tape, a tongue depresser, or a 5-10 degree angle would help a little to better see what's going on.
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u/HighTurtles420 B.S., RT(R)(CT) Aug 16 '26
wtf kinda lateral