Main description:

Divided into two parts, this book discusses various aspects of bone SPECT/CT of ankle and foot.The first part is dedicated to foot and ankle pathology and concisely presents those disorders most frequently detected with a bone scan. The authors also describe common pathologies that cannot be diagnosed with bone scans, such as Morton's neuroma, but which nuclear physicians need to recognize. Orthopedic surgeons' expectancies are highlighted and several bone scan studies of clinical interest are presented.The second part is devoted to anatomy: bones, articulations and all relevant anatomical structures that are necessary to interpret a bone scan of the ankle and foot are described by means of anatomical illustrations with captions.At the end of the last decade, hybrid scanners with the ability to acquire single-photon emission computed tomoscintigraphy (SPECT) and multislice CT data simultaneously were introduced, thus opening a wide range of perspectives for nuclear physicians. Like their radiologist colleagues in the early 1990s, nuclear physicians have discovered pathologies that they were unaware of and have visualized increased tracer uptakes that they were previously unable to detect. This book, written by nuclear physicians and orthopedic surgeons specialized in the foot and ankle, will increase understanding of this whole new semiology.The internationally recognized Terminologia Anatomica has been used for the nomenclature of anatomical structures.

Contents:

First part: PathologyChapter 1 Orthopedy
1.1 Lateral ankle sprain
1.2 Fractures1.3 Stress fractures1.4 Stress fractures : common localization1.5 Osteochondral lesions of the talus1.6 Anterior ankle impingement1.7 Antero-lateral ankle impingement1.8 Posterior ankle impingement1.9 Tarsal coalition1.10 Osteochondritis1.11 Hallux valgus1.12 Metarsalgia1.13 Hallux sesamoids disorders1.14 Morton's neuroma1.15 Tendinous pathology1.16 Bone tumors of the ankle and the foot1.17 Pseudarthrosis1.18 Osteoarticular infections of the foot (diabetic foot excluded)
Chapter 2 Rheumatology
2.1 Osteoarthritis
2.2 Osteoarthritis: common localization2.3 Rheumatoid arthritis2.4 Psoriatic arthritis2.5 Diabetic foot : neuropathic osteoarthropathy2.6 Diabetic foot : osteomyelitis2.7 Complex regional pain syndrome type I2.8 Gout
Second part: AnatomyChapter 3 Anatomy 3.1 Bone: structure3.2 Bone: shape3.3 Bone: formation 3.4 Bone: remodeling3.5 Ossification centers of the ankle3.6 Ossification centers of the foot3.7 Synovial joint: generalities3.8 Tendon and aponeurosis3.9 Ankle and foot: generalities3.10 Tarsus3.11 Talus3.12 Calcaneus3.13 Anterior tarsus: navicular, cuboid and cuneiforms3.14 Metatarsals and phalanx3.15 Sesamoid and accessory ossicles of the foot3.16 Inferior tibiofibular joint (or tibiofibular syndesmosis)3.17 Talocrural joint3.18 Subtalar joint3.19 Transverse talar joint3.20 Joints of anterior tarsal bones and tarsometarsal joints3.21 Intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints3.22 Ankle ligaments3.23 Calcaneal tendon and plantar aponeurosis3.24 Tendinous sheath of the ankle3.25 Muscles and ligaments insertions: dorsal, plantar, medial and lateral views3.26 Arch of the foot and support points
Appendix
1. Biomaterials2. Osseous graft3. Osteosynthesis4. Prosthetic joint5. Movement of the ankle and the foot6. Realization of a bone SPECT/CTBibliographyIndex