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Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle

  • 1st Edition - February 27, 2007
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Justin Greisberg
  • Language: English

Written for the busy orthopaedics resident who needs to review for an exam or prepare for a challenging clinical case, CORE KNOWLEDGE IN ORTHOPAEDICS: FOOT AND ANKLE offers cutting… Read more

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Written for the busy orthopaedics resident who needs to review for an exam or prepare for a challenging clinical case, CORE KNOWLEDGE IN ORTHOPAEDICS: FOOT AND ANKLE offers cutting edge clinical and surgical pearls in a bulleted and templated format.

Key features

  • Chapters composed of summary tables, boxes and bulleted lists—very little narrative text
  • Chapter on foot examination techniques
  • Chapters edited with content level and pedagogy in mind
  • Organized by disorder
  • Two-color design

Table of contents

1. Functional Anatomy: Evolution, Motion, Comparative Primate Anatomy, Biomechanics


2. Physical Exam of the Foot and Ankle: Gastrocnemius Tightness, Peroneal, Metatarsal Hypermobility, Ankle Stability, Range of Motion, Posterior Tibial Tendon


3. Orthotics and Prosthetics


4. Flat foot: Posterior Tibial Dysfunction, Non-posterior Tibial Flatfoot, Comprehensive Approach


5. Cavus/Neuromuscular Foot: Etiologies, Muscle Balancing, Osseus Alignment


6. Diabetic foot: Vascular Disorders, Neuropathy, Ulcers, Charcot foot


7. Rheumatoid Foot: Hindfoot, Forefoot


8. Hallux Valgus: Etiology, Treatment, Complications


9. MTP Arthritis/Disorders: 1st MTP arthritis, 2nd MTP disorders; Turf Toe; Sesamoids


10. Lesser Toe Disorders/Metatarsalgia


11. Common Pediatric Foot Conditions (Clubfoot, Salter Fractures)


12. Entrapment Neuropathies (tarsal tunnel, anterior nerve impingment…)


13. Ankle arthritis (arthrodesis, arthroplasty, allograft, distraction, cartilage transplantation)


14. Heel pain: Plantar Fasciitis, Fat Pad Atrophy, DDX


15. Achilles Tendon: Ruptures, Tendonitis


16. Other Tendon Disorders: Peroneals, FHL, Anterior Tibia


17. Ankle Sprains: Acute, Recurrent Chronic Pain, Syndesmosis, Subtalar


18. Malleolar Fractures including Stress Fractures


19. Tibial Pilon Fractures


20. Calcaneus Fractures, including Open Reduction, Percutaneous and Late Reconstruction


21. Talus Fractures: Classification, Reduction and Fixation Techniques, Malunion, Osteochondral, process fractures


22. Navicular/midfoot injuries including Navicular Stress Fractures


23. Metatarsal/Phalanx Fracture: 5th Metatarsal Fractures, Stress Fractures


24. Tumors of the Foot/Ankle


25. Amputations


26. Foot and Ankle Athroscopy


27. Nail problems in the foot

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: February 28, 2007
  • Language: English

About the author

JG

Justin Greisberg

Affiliations and expertise
Attending Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

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