Basic Learning Pathway: Foot and Ankle Imaging - Advanced and Basic Modalities

Learning Objectives of this Pathway:

• Review the various advanced imaging modalities used for indicating non-unions.
• Evaluate and diagnose osteochondral lesions through advanced imaging.
• Compare and contrast several imaging options used to detect osteomyelitis.
• Discuss and review various advanced imaging used to identify pathology and torn ligaments.

Day 1:

Clinical Sessions:

• Osteomyelitis: What’s better than a Bone Scan?

Podcasts:
Bone Bruising MRI Management

E-Book Chapters:
Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle
Chapter 12: Tendoscopy of the Ankle

JFAS Articles:

• Are We Misdiagnosing Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis? Is the Gold Standard Gold?
• Compatibility of Lauge-Hansen Classification Between Plain Radiographs and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Ankle Fractures
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Incidental Findings of Lateral Ankle Pathologic Features with Asymptomatic Ankles          

Day 2:

Podcasts:
Arthroscopy Assisted ORIF

Ebook Chapters:
Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle
Chapter 6: Arthroscopic Treatments of Ankle Osteochondral Lesions

JFAS Articles:

• The Clinical Utility of MRI in Evaluating for Osteomyelitis in Patients Presenting with Uncomplicated Cellulitis
• Clinical Utility of High-Frequency Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Foot and Ankle Pathology: How Ultrasound Imaging Influences Diagnosis and Management