Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography of the Foot and Ankle-What to Measure?

Jaeyoung Kim; Scott Ellis; John A Carrino

doi:10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.004

Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography of the Foot and Ankle-What to Measure?

Foot Ankle Clin. 2023 Sep;28(3):619-640. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.004. Epub 2023 May 22.

Authors

Jaeyoung Kim¹, Scott Ellis¹, John A Carrino²

Affiliations

¹ Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery, 532 East 72nd Street, New York, NY, USA.
² Department of Radiology, Hospital for Special Surgery, 535 East 70th Street, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: carrinoj@hss.edu.

PMID: 37536822
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.004

Abstract

Weight-bearing computed tomography (WBCT) was introduced in 2012 for foot and ankle applications as a breakthrough technology that enables full weight-bearing, three-dimensional imaging unaffected by x-ray beam projections or foot orientation. The literature describing the use of WBCT in the treatment of foot and ankle disorders is growing, and this article provides an overview of what can be measured with WBCT.

Keywords: Ankle arthritis; CT; Hallux valgus; Lisfranc; Progressive collapsing foot deformity; Syndesmosis; Weight-bearing.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ankle Joint* / diagnostic imaging
Ankle* / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
Weight-Bearing