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Recurrent Pain After Foot Arthrodesis: Diagnostic Value of Bone SPECT/CT

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Foot arthrodesis reduces discomfort and increases stability and is mainly used to treat osteoarthritis, postinflammatory arthritic joint damage, trauma, Charcot foot, and other abnormalities. However, 20% of patients will have recurring pain 1 year after foot or ankle arthrodesis. Common causes include infection, nonunion, hardware failure, and neighboring joint osteoarthritis. SPECT/CT can assess joint fusion following arthrodesis and highlight problems by delivering metabolic and morphologic data unimpeded by metal hardware. This chapter illustrates the diagnostic value of bone SPECT/CT in patients with recurrent pain after foot arthrodesis.

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  1. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Klaus Strobel

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

  3. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MICA – IPPON), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

  4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

    Jeroen Mertens

  5. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Switzerland

    Ujwal Bhure

  6. Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, India

    Ujwal Bhure

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  1. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium

    Tim Van den Wyngaert

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

    Gopinath Gnanasegaran

  3. Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland

    Klaus Strobel

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maria Middelares Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

    Jeroen Mertens

  2. University College Hospital, London, UK

    Simon Wan

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Strobel, K., Bhure, U., Van den Wyngaert, T., Mertens, J. (2023). Recurrent Pain After Foot Arthrodesis: Diagnostic Value of Bone SPECT/CT. In: Van den Wyngaert, T., Gnanasegaran, G., Strobel, K. (eds) Clinical Atlas of Bone SPECT/CT. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26449-8_50

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