Key Points: Currently plain radiographs are the standard method in diagnosing syndesmotic ankle injuries even though the distal tibiofibular joint cannot be assessed due to superposition of the osseous structures in the foot. Weight bearing CT (WBCT) allows bilateral assessment…
Key Points: First tarsometatarsal joint (TMT1) hypermobility is associated with hallux valgus (HV) which is caused by TMT1 instability. Weight Bearing CT (WBCT) provides a clearer view of TMT1 morphology and instability by providing images of a patient under physiological…
It is feasible for a single-practitioner podiatry practice to add weight bearing CT (WBCT) imaging and realize economical and operational benefits, Dr. Nicholas Hugentobler, DPM, explained in a webinar titled, “Incorporating Weight Bearing CT Imaging into the Daily Podiatric Practice” on FOOTInnovate. Dr…
Dr. Prof. Martinus Richter et al published a study in the March 2024 issue of Foot & Ankle Surgery. The team of researchers compared manually measured angles of the bones in the foot & ankle to those performed via an…
A weight bearing CT (WBCT)-first approach in diagnosing syndesmotic instability emerged as the most cost-effective choice and lowest overall radiation dose exposure pathway by researchers at the Foot and Ankle Research Innovation Lab. Identifying subtle syndesmotic instability can be challenging,…
Cavovarus deformity in the foot involves the forefoot, midfoot, hindfoot, and often the talus. Because the deformity is so complex, weight bearing CT can be a tremendous tool to evaluate patients with this condition. In a recent paper published in…
Weight bearing CT scans are helping us understand pediatric foot deformities better than ever before. Did you know 90% of children with cerebral palsy develop a foot deformity? Relative position and orientation of the talus, calcaneus, and navicular bones are…
There’s a lot about pediatric pes planus, or flexible flat foot deformity, that orthopedic surgeons don’t understand. What they do know is that while BMI, gender and other hereditary factors come in to play, the morphology of the os calcis…
Most recently, CurveBeam AI and Vent Creativity explored the use of weight bearing CT (WBCT) to better understand each patient’s individual knee kinematics. While there has been a tremendous amount of work done to better understand how the knee joint…
Key Points: Stress fractures should always be considered in athletes with ankle pain. This is the first published case in which weight bearing CT (WBCT) was used in diagnosis and surgical planning of a stress fracture. In the sport of…
