With the 2021 Olympic Games underway, The McGinley Clinic in Casper, Wyoming is letting athletes know it is one of the first in the world to offer weight bearing CT imaging of the entire lower extremities with the HiRise weight…
Weight bearing CT imaging is a useful clinical tool in the podiatric setting, especially when it comes to pre-operative planning for hallux valgus. "Bunions are definitely one of the most common pathologies we see here," said podiatric surgeon Dr. John…
Weight bearing CT imaging could change how surgeons approach hindfoot alignment (HA) & deformity. Multiple scientific papers delve into the difficulties of measuring HA on traditional radiographs. Challenges posed by 2D imaging include superimposition by the midfoot and dependency on…
The WBCT Society met for their first in-person symposium in over a year at the EORS. The WBCT Society promotes dialogue and collaboration on weight bearing CT research initiatives and is working to create standardized protocols for weight bearing CT…
EFAS aims to promote the development of foot and ankle surgery and to advance education, study, and research in this specialty. EFAS will meet its goal of the advancement of the science and education in foot and ankle pathology, conservative and…
Key Points Researchers from RNOH Stanmore analyzed 182 feet via WBCT to define normal values for 1st MT rotation. Normal range is be between -5 and 16 degrees for the MPA and - 4 and 18 degrees for the α…
Hindfoot Alignment View (HAV) radiographs, originally described by Saltzman and El-Khoury, have been the standard method for quantitative assessment of hindfoot alignment. However, a recent study showed that measuring 2D calcaneal moment arm measurements on radiographs may overestimate the varus…
Introducing a cone beam CT (CBCT) device into a French emergency room’s radiology department resulted in up to a 62.9% decrease in radiation dose to patients as compared to conventional medical CT (MDCT) and a 23.6% increase in patient turnover…
The scientific program of the event is timed to the 100th anniversary of the CITO im. N.N. Priorov and the 100th anniversary of G.A. Ilizarov as a sign of their role in the formation of trauma and orthopedic schools in…
