The WBCT Society presented another Open Scientific Meeting on September 13, 2019 at the AOFAS Conference in Chicago. Watch the highlight reel from the meeting above to see some of the key moments or read the summary below! The WBCT Society is…
As a soloist for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, dancer Diana Yohe, 25, has sprained her ankle several times – enough times that she had to have a ligament reconstruction surgery on her left ankle. Throughout her recovery, her surgeon ordered X-Ray…
The first textbook on weight bearing CT imaging, written by the board of the International WBCT Society, will be released in February 2020. The textbook is a scientific, technical and clinical guide to Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography (WBCT),…
Radiology professionals from around the world will convene in Chicago in December for the RSNA 2019 Annual Meeting. The six-day conference schedule will span a broad range of radiology topics. If you attend, make sure to visit the posters and…
For professional athletes, injuries mean reduced playing time, impacted performance, and, in rare cases, an end to their careers. These injuries often affect the lower extremities, primarily because their sports require high-risk activities like jumping, cutting movements, and collision with…
Some degree of subtalar joint subluxation, as well as sinus tarsi impingement, was found in approximately 70 percent of patients with flexible adult acquired flat foot (AAFD) in a recent imaging study using MRI and weight bearing CT (WBCT) imaging.…
Injury to the syndesmosis often requires advanced imaging. Up until recently, the most common advanced imaging modality to evaluate this injury has been magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Dr. Shadpour Demehri, MD, Associate Professor, Russell Morgan Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins…
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…
Gaining an accurate and complete measurement of the hindfoot alignment of a patient with adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD) is difficult when using traditional clinical assessment. In a paper published in the journal Foot and Ankle Surgery, Dr. Cesar de…
Hallux Valgus, a deformity commonly called a bunion, occurs when there is a medial deviation of the first metatarsal and lateral deviation of the great toe. Over time, an untreated bunion worsens and can create other difficulties in the foot…
