Not Just for Complex Cases: The Everyday Impact of Weight Bearing CT

Scott Shawen, MD, a foot and ankle surgeon from OrthoCarolina, Charlotte, North Carolina shared how weight bearing CT has transformed his day-to-day clinical decision-making In a candid session at hosted by the Weight Bearing CT Society at the 2024 AOFAS Annual Meeting, From elite athletes with stress fractures to complex post-traumatic deformities, having in-office access to advanced imaging streamlines care and improves outcomes. Over half of his scans are for everyday conditions like trauma and arthritis. As he puts it, he’s just a “mortal surgeon” using practical tools to give patients better, faster answers.

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