Midfoot arthritis is a challenging problem that causes foot pain and can impede daily activity. Surgery, specifically midfoot arthrodesis, is considered when initial conservative management fails. Arthrodesis should be limited to the symptomatic joints, but it is often difficult to…
A loose body is a bone or cartilage fragment that has chipped off inside a joint. If left in place, a loose body can damage a joint surface, cause pain, and restrict movement. A 2D radiograph is typically the first…
Dr. Blake E. Moore, MD, FAAOS, recently delivered a FOOTInnovate webinar titled “Seeing 2020: My First 6 Months with Weight Bearing CT,” diving into specialty views provided by CurveBeam’s LineUp weight bearing CT solution. Dr. Moore is a board-certified orthopedic…
LineUP System Now Compatible with Wright Medical’s PROPHECY™ Preoperative Navigation System and Portfolio of Total Ankle Replacement Implants HATFIELD, PENN. -- Sept. 10, 2019 – CurveBeam, a leader in extremity CT imaging, announced it has developed and validated protocols for…
Many have long thought that the means of assessing osteoarthritis in the knee are less than ideal. Although conventional X-ray radiographs are widely considered as gold standard for the assesssment of knee OA, in clinical and scientific settings they increasingly…
En Abril, el Comité Olímpico de Chile firmo un nuevo acuerdo con la Clínica de la Universidad de los Andes. La Clínica de la Universidad de Los Andes provee servicios de ortopedia a un gran numero de los mejores miembros…
The Olympic Committee of Chile signed a new agreement with the Clinica Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile, earlier this year. The Clinica Universidad de Los Andes provides orthopedic services for numerous top members of Chile’s Olympic Team. The…
Syndesmosis – A Functional Injury Ankle syndesmosis injury, commonly known as high ankle sprain, is one of the most common cases seen by foot and ankle specialists. An estimated 11% of all ankle injuries and 8.5-18% of all ankle fractures…
Engineers, radiologists and physicians based in the UK have developed a new technique for improving clinical imaging. It uses an algorithm to create a detailed three-dimensional map of a patient’s joint using computed tomography (CT) data. The team, led by…
