title: Postoperative Foot and Ankle MR Imaging.
abstract: MR imaging has an important role in the evaluation of the postoperative foot and ankle. In this article, a variety of operative techniques and postoperative findings in the foot and ankle are described, including tendon and ligament reconstruction, as well as the treatment of tarsal coalition and Morton neuroma. The role of MR imaging in the assessment of complications of foot and ankle surgery is also detailed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA. Electronic address: smadoff@nebh.org.
authors.forename: Samuel D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Madoff
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120, USA.
authors.forename: Joel S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D005528:Foot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Ankle surgery; Ligament repair; Morton neuroma; Osteomyelitis; Tarsal coalition; Tendon reconstruction