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Flexible Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity: Comparison Between Weight Bearing and Non-weight Bearing Measurements Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography

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Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography (WBCT) in the Foot and Ankle

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In this study, we tested the hypothesis that, when compared with non-weight bearing (NWB) measurements, weight bearing (WB) measurements on cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images can better demonstrate adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD). We included 12 men and 8 women (mean age, 52 years; range, 20–88) with flexible AAFD. Eighteen of 19 measurements were different between WB and NWB CBCT images, with more pronounced deformities in the WB images. In conclusion, measurements analogous to traditional AAFD radiographic measurements are obtainable using CBCT. Compared with NWB images, WB images better demonstrated the severity of bony derangement in patients with flexible AAFD.

Based on de Cesar Netto C, Schon LC, Thawait GK, da Fonseca LF, Chinanuvathana A, Zbijewski WB, Siewerdsen JH, Demehri S. Flexible adult acquired flatfoot deformity: Comparison Between Weightbearing and Nonweightbearing Measurements Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2017 Sep 20;99(18):e98. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.16.01366.

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de Cesar Netto, C. (2020). Flexible Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity: Comparison Between Weight Bearing and Non-weight Bearing Measurements Using Cone Beam Computed Tomography. In: Weight Bearing Cone Beam Computed Tomography (WBCT) in the Foot and Ankle. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31949-6_15

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