Which projection of the foot will demonstrate the least amount of superimposition of the navicular and cuneiforms?
dorsoplantar
mediolateral
AP oblique with lateral rotation
AP oblique with medial rotation
AP oblique with lateral rotation
Rationale: 30-45 degree lateral rotation of the foot will better demonstrate the navicular and the first and second cuneiforms free of superimposition.
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