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Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery: Diagnosis and Management
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Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery: Diagnosis and Management

A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 343

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Chul Hyun Park

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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Interests: foot and ankle disease; trauma; sports medicine; orthopedics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues

We are pleased to announce a new Special Issue of Diagnostics, titled “New Advances in Foot and Ankle Surgery: Diagnosis and Treatment”.

The landscape of foot and ankle surgery is undergoing a transformative shift, with unprecedented advancements in both diagnosis and treatment modalities. Cutting-edge imaging technologies, such as MRI and CT scans, offer unparalleled insights into the intricate structures of the foot and ankle, enabling more accurate diagnoses of conditions ranging from ligament injuries to degenerative joint diseases. Additionally, novel surgical techniques, including arthroscopy and robotic-assisted procedures, are revolutionizing treatment approaches, allowing for minimally invasive interventions with reduced post-operative pain and faster recovery times. Moreover, the integration of regenerative medicine, such as platelet-rich plasma therapy and stem cell injections, into patient care holds promise for promoting tissue healing and restoring function in damaged foot and ankle tissues.

This Special Issue will include research advancing current knowledge in the field of foot and ankle diseases. In this Special Issue, original research articles, reviews, and case presentations are welcome.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Chul Hyun Park
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Diagnostics is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • orthopedics
  • foot and ankle
  • advances
  • diagnosis
  • treatment
  • prognosis

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Features of Plantar Vein Thrombosis
by Frederico Celestino Miranda, Adham do Amaral e Castro, Ariadne Moura Obrigon, Alexandre Leme Godoy-Santos, Durval do Carmo Barros Santos, Laercio Alberto Rosemberg and Atul Kumar Taneja
Diagnostics 2024, 14(12), 1215; https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14121215 (registering DOI) - 8 Jun 2024
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Plantar vein thrombosis (PVT) is an underdiagnosed condition affecting the deep plantar veins, with challenging clinical diagnosis, often presenting with non-specific symptoms that mimic other foot pathologies. This study assessed the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of patients diagnosed with PVT to contribute [...] Read more.
Plantar vein thrombosis (PVT) is an underdiagnosed condition affecting the deep plantar veins, with challenging clinical diagnosis, often presenting with non-specific symptoms that mimic other foot pathologies. This study assessed the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features of patients diagnosed with PVT to contribute to the understanding of this condition. We performed the comprehensive analysis of a substantial dataset, including 112 patients, with a total of 130 positive MRI scans (86 of the forefoot and 44 of the ankle) presenting with PVT. Upon evaluating all the veins of the feet, we observed a higher frequency of involvement of the lateral plantar veins (53.1%) when compared to the medial veins (3.8%). The most affected vascular segments in the forefeet were the plantar metatarsal veins (45.4%), the plantar venous arch (38.5%), and the plantar communicating veins (25.4%). The characteristic findings on MRI were perivascular edema (100%), muscular edema (86.2%), venous ectasia (100%), perivascular enhancement (100%), and intravenous filling defects (97.7%). Our study provides valuable insights into the imaging evaluation of PVT and shows that MRI is a reliable resource for such diagnosis. Full article
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