Clinicians may not see much of a connection between forensic medicine and the foot and ankle complex. The foot and ankle, however, can offer details assisting in identification and incident analysis if decomposed, charred, fragmented, or skeletonized human remains are discovered. Analysis of the information gathered from incidents might also result in safety changes. In order to verify a person's identity positively utilising radiographic comparisons and to examine aviation incidents, this article discusses common forensic medicine principles that are applied to the foot and ankle. Clinicians' awareness of the potential forensic importance of the foot and ankle will be improved by knowledge of these cases. (2003, The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery, 42(4), 221- 225)