Guest edited by Dr. Jarrod Shapiro, this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will cover several key areas of interest related to Biomechanics of the Lower Extremity. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Thomas Chang. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Using the Biomechanical Examination to Guide Therapy, Approaching the Medial Column and the First Ray, Gastrocnemius Equinus, Orthotic Management of Adult Acquired Flatfoot, Shoes and the Lower Extremity, Surgical Biomechanics, Biomechanics of Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery, Pediatric Considerations, Limb Preservation Biomechanics, Lower Extremity Biomechanics in the Athlete, among others.
This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, edited by Dr. Justin Fleming, will cover a number of essential Advanced Techniques in the Management of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Topics discussed throughout the issue include, but are not limited to: Importance of Stress Examination in Foot and Ankle Injuries, Diagnosis and Management of Subtle Lisfranc Injuries, Surgical Repair of Navicular and Cuboid Fractures, Treatment of Talus Fractures, Role for Primary Repair of the Deltoid Ligament Complex in Ankle Fractures, Tibia Plafond Fracture Repair, and Arthroscopic Assisted Open Reduction Internal Fixation, among others.
This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, edited by Dr. Alan Ng, will cover Surgical Advances in Ankle Arthritis. Topics discussed in the article include, but are not limited to Conservative Treatments, Ankle Arthrodiastsis; Ankle Arthroscopy; Supramalleolar Osteotomies; Ankle OCD Repair; Innovative Techniques for Ankle OCD Repair; Open Ankle Arthrodesis; Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis; Total Ankle Arthroplasty; and Surgical Complications of Ankle Joint Arthrodesis and Arthroplasty Procedures.
This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery focuses on Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis. Article topics include: Lesser Toe Arthrodesis; First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis; Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis for Lisfranc's Injuries;Subtalar Joint Arthrodesis for Elective and Post-Traumatic Foot and Ankle Deformity; Midfoot and Hindfoot Arthrodesis for Elective and Post-Traumatic Foot and Ankle Deformity; Internal and/or External Fixation for Ankle Arthrodesis; Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis; Management of Osteomyelitis, Bone Loss and Arthrodesis in the Diabetic Charcot Foot and Ankle; Free Flap Coverage for Revisional Foot and Ankle Procedures; andCurrent Orthobiologics for Elective Arthrodesis and Nonunions of the Foot and Ankle.
This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will include articles that focus on achilles tendon pathology and will include: Anatomy and Blood supply; Imaging Indications and Techniques; Mid-substance Tendinopathy Background & Clinical Evaluation; Mid-substance Tendinopathy; Non-Surgical Management; Mid-substance Tendinopathy; Percutaneus Techniques; Mid-substance Tendinopathy; Surgical Management; and a plethora of additional articles on this exciting topic.
Foot and ankle arthroscopy involves the surgical evaluation and treatment of the foot and ankle for a variety of conditions. This issue will cover everything from Arthroscopic Anatomy, Arthroscopic Instrumentation, Imaging Aspects of Joint Pathology and Arthroscopic Techniques, Intra-articular Soft Tissue Pathology, to Subtalar Joint Arthroscopy, and many more exciting articles.
In this issue, articles will include: Tendon transfers for the acute Achilles Tendon rupture and chronic Achilles Tendon pathology, Tendon transfers and salvaging options for Hallux Varus Deformities, Peroneal tendon transfers and rupture repairs, Principles and Biomechanical considerations of tendon transfers, Youngs Tenosuspension and many more!
This issue will discuss the techniques for various osteotomies of the foot and ankle. Articles included are: Osteotomies of the first ray for hallux abductovalgus correction, Central metatarsal osteotomies for deformity correction, Osteotomies of the fifth metatarsal, Minimal invasive surgery osteotomies for the forefoot/midfoot, Minimal invasive surgery osteotomies of hind foot/ankle, Corrective osteotomies used in pes planovalgus reconstruction, and many more!