The last 20 years have seen many advances in the surgical management of pathology in the foot and ankle, resulting in improved patient outcomes in many areas. Imaging plays an important role in the presurgical staging of foot and ankle pathology and in facilitating preoperative planning. Radiologists involved in these preoperative assessments should be aware of the key imaging features that help determine surgical management so they can provide imaging and imaging reports that are clinically relevant. There will inevitably be some patients whose surgical outcomes are suboptimal. Knowledge of the common causes of these scenarios is vital for the musculoskeletal radiologist involved in planning the imaging assessment of these patients and reporting on their examinations. This issue of Seminars in Musculoskeletal Radiology focuses on some of the common surgical procedures performed in the foot and ankle and some of the clinically significant complications that may be seen.
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