Sitting or lying supine
Ask the patient to remove shoes and socks to allow direct palpation on the skin.
Anterior to the patient.
Please sit (or lie on your back). May I touch your foot? (or demonstrate).
Guide the patient to sit (or other position). If given permission, place your fingers on the metatarsal bones, the long bones of the foot leading to the toes.
VH - Lateral malleolus of the fibula