Special Focus Session

SF 18a - The holy grail of postoperative imaging and complications

Lectures

1
Chairperson's introduction

Chairperson's introduction

03:00Christian W.A. Pfirrmann, Forch / CH

2
When anatomy changes: imaging the shoulder after surgery

When anatomy changes: imaging the shoulder after surgery

18:00Christian W.A. Pfirrmann, Forch / CH

3
MRI to the rescue: decoding the postsurgical knee

MRI to the rescue: decoding the postsurgical knee

18:00Erika Jasmin Jung-Ulbrich, Wien / AT

4
Hip happens: what post-op imaging reveals

Hip happens: what post-op imaging reveals

18:00Christian W.A. Pfirrmann, Forch / CH

5
From hardware to healing: screws, scans, and shenanigans

From hardware to healing: screws, scans, and shenanigans

18:00Michail Klontzas, Heraklion / GR

6
Panel discussion: Difficulties and pitfalls in postoperative MRI

Panel discussion: Difficulties and pitfalls in postoperative MRI

15:00Panel discussion: Difficulties and pitfalls in postoperative MRI

3 min
Chairperson's introduction
Christian W.A. Pfirrmann, Forch / Switzerland
18 min
When anatomy changes: imaging the shoulder after surgery
Christian W.A. Pfirrmann, Forch / Switzerland
  1. To know the typical surgical techniques in shoulder surgery and their appearance on imaging.
  2. To know the spectrum of normal and asymptomatic imaging findings after shoulder surgery.
  3. To know the typical complications and their appearance on imaging.
18 min
MRI to the rescue: decoding the postsurgical knee
Erika Jasmin Jung-Ulbrich, Wien / Austria
  1. To become more familiar with the different knee anatomy on MRI before and after surgery focusing on cruciate ligament reconstruction and meniscal repair.
  2. To outline different knee surgery techniques and the correlated MR images focusing on cruciate ligaments and menisci.
  3. To know the typical complications after ACL grafts and what the surgeon needs to know for a graft revision.
18 min
Hip happens: what post-op imaging reveals
Christian W.A. Pfirrmann, Forch / Switzerland
  1. To recognise the post-operative imaging appearances of hip preservation surgery, specifically acetabuloplasty, osteochondroplasty, peri-acetabular osteotomy and derotational femoral osteotomy.
  2. To compare these features with pre-operative anatomy.
  3. To recognise early complications, including chondral / chondrolabral failure, avascular necrosis and over- or under-correction.
18 min
From hardware to healing: screws, scans, and shenanigans
Michail Klontzas, Heraklion / Greece
  1. To outline the unique challenges of post-operative spine imaging.
  2. To provide state-of-the-art imaging techniques.
  3. To describe potential pitfalls when reporting post-operative scans.
15 min
Panel discussion: Difficulties and pitfalls in postoperative MRI

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