CME OnDemand: Novel Imaging and MIS Techniques in Foot and Ankle Care (2026)-Module 3

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Jensen Henry, a foot and ankle surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery, presents part two on SPECT-CT use in surgical planning and postoperative evaluation. He explains how SPECT helps localize true pain generators, distinguish symptomatic joints, assess adjacent joint degeneration, and evaluate fusion healing versus nonunion. Case examples show SPECT guiding staged reconstruction after failed flatfoot/triple arthrodesis, isolating a painful ankle as the primary issue after extensive fusions, and differentiating total ankle replacement problems such as gutter impingement versus component loosening to plan targeted revision. He cautions that postoperative uptake can be normal for 12–18 months and stresses surgeon–radiologist collaboration.

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In this lesson, Dr. Jensen Henry presents part two on SPECT-CT use in surgical planning and postoperative evaluation. She explains how SPECT-CT helps localize true pain generators, distinguish symptomatic joints, assess adjacent joint degeneration, and evaluate healing after fusion surgery.

Keywords

SPECT-CT

foot and ankle surgery

surgical planning

postoperative evaluation

total ankle replacement revision