Cone-Beam Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography of Ankle Arthritis and Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Kepler Alencar Mendes de Carvalho; Nacime Salomão Barbachan Mansur; Cesar de Cesar Netto

doi:10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.002

Cone-Beam Weight-Bearing Computed Tomography of Ankle Arthritis and Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Foot Ankle Clin. 2023 Sep;28(3):509-528. doi: 10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.002. Epub 2023 May 29.

Authors

Kepler Alencar Mendes de Carvalho¹, Nacime Salomão Barbachan Mansur¹, Cesar de Cesar Netto²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
² Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 37536816
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcl.2023.04.002

Abstract

Weight-bearing computed tomography has multiple advantages in evaluating the hindfoot and ankle. It can assess hindfoot and ankle alignment, pathology in ankle arthritis, and complications related to total ankle replacements. It is an essential tool in ankle osteoarthritis diagnostic, preoperative planning, and total ankle replacement outcomes. It allows for better accuracy and reproducibility of alignment and implant size. In addition, it has the potential to more assertively detect complications related to weight bearing.

Keywords: Alignment; Ankle; Deformity; Hindfoot; Joint; Osteoarthritis; Replacement; WBCT.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ankle / surgery
Ankle Joint / diagnostic imaging
Ankle Joint / surgery
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle* / adverse effects
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Ankle* / methods
Humans
Osteoarthritis* / diagnostic imaging
Osteoarthritis* / surgery
Reproducibility of Results
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Weight-Bearing