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…
A recent publication in the online journal eLife has described the world’s first application of a deep learning AI (DLAI) algorithm to aid in determining fracture risk using images derived from high resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) scans of the…
Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity Progressive Collapsing Foot Deformity (PCFD), previously known as adult-acquired flatfoot deformity, is a multifactorial disorder characterized by concurrent multiplanar bony deformities. These deformities include, but are not limited to, hindfoot valgus, flattening of the medial longitudinal…
Midfoot Arthritis Midfoot arthritis occurs when there is loss of cartilage at the tarsometatarsal and/or navicular-cuneiform joints. It has the potential to cause significant pain, disability, and decreased quality of life. The most common etiology is posttraumatic degeneration, but primary…
A paper published in Foot and Ankle International is calling for a weight bearing CT (WBCT) reference standard for post-operative evaluation of total ankle arthroplasties. With the rising popularity of softwares that can semi-automatically create 3D models from WBCT scans…
