By Dr. David J. Soomekh, DPM, FACFAS Guest Contributor Charcot foot is a complex foot deformity involving subluxations and dislocations and fractures of the foot. It is most commonly seen in patients with uncontrolled Diabetes or other neurological deficiencies. When…
By Dr. David J. Soomekh, DPM, FACFAS Guest Contributor Osteoarthritis is the loss of cartilage between 2 bones. This kind of arthritis can occur in any joint of the body. The foot and ankle are uniquely susceptible due to the…
President-elect Joe Biden's physician recommended he get a weight bearing CT scan to monitor the healing progression of a sustained hairline fracture, according to an AP report. President-elect Joe Biden’s medical visit to Philadelphia made headlines over the weekend after…
Modern medicine has made some major advances. Procedures that used to require a three-day inpatient stay are now done in outpatient ASCs, and patients go home the same day. Surgeries that required large incisions are now minimally invasive or laparoscopic.…
To access the full-length webinar, please click here. COVID-19 is still causing ripple effects across the globe – but standing CT technology played a role in helped one United Kingdom orthopedic service adapt quickly. In a recent webinar, orthopedic foot…
In a recent CurveBeam webinar held during the ECR Virtual Congress, Radiologist Dr. Benedicte Lange and Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Rene Gren Hansen Voldby co-presented on how weight bearing CT (WBCT) imaging is a better modality for differentiating between stable and…
When the coronavirus halted elective care at his UK hospital, orthopedic surgeon Mr. Matthew Solan did not want to delay follow-up care for his patients. So be mobilized the service provided by Standing CT Company to provide socially distanced imaging.…
Dr. Jarrett Cain, DPM, FACFAS knows he’s in a unique position. As a researcher at an academic institution, he has access to advanced imaging tools, so he can truly see what is happening with a patient’s foot. For his…
Osteochondral lesion of the talus is a broad term that describes injury or abnormality to the talar articular cartilage and adjacent bone. Researchers have shown that radiographs alone miss osteochondral lesions of the talus in up to 50 percent of…
Custom surgical guides help improve placement and surgical success. Dr. Kristian Buedts, MD, a foot and ankle surgeon at ZNA Middleheim in Antwerp, Belgium recently shared how he uses weight bearing CT scans to create his own surgical guides, and…
