
The Kaiser Permanente Podiatry Experience: Lessons Learned in Foot and Ankle Surgery, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
- 1st Edition, Volume 41-1 - November 14, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Christy M. King
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 0 6 1 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 3 0 6 2 - 5
**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Podiatry**In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editor Dr. Christy M. King brings her considerable experti… Read more

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In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editor Dr. Christy M. King brings her considerable expertise to the topic of The Kaiser Permanente Podiatry Experience: Lessons Learned in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and nonprofit health plans, and has invested significant funds to improve health and wellness in Northern California communities. This issue, edited by the residency director at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, contains articles covering the podiatric evolution at this institution, along with advancements in foot and ankle surgery, in order to improve patient health.
In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editor Dr. Christy M. King brings her considerable expertise to the topic of The Kaiser Permanente Podiatry Experience: Lessons Learned in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and nonprofit health plans, and has invested significant funds to improve health and wellness in Northern California communities. This issue, edited by the residency director at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, contains articles covering the podiatric evolution at this institution, along with advancements in foot and ankle surgery, in order to improve patient health.
- Contains 13 relevant, practice-oriented topics including early functional rehabilitation in foot and ankle surgery; the total ankle replacement journey; advancements in Achilles tendon rupture treatment; the Kaiser Northern California residency education experience; a bonus editorial; and more.
- Provides in-depth clinical reviews on lessons learned in foot and ankle surgery from Kaiser Permanente, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
- Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- The Evolution of the Treatment of Clubfoot from Posterior Medial Release to the Ponseti Technique: My 42-Year Journey at the Permanente Medical Group
- Key points
- Introduction: how it all started
- Igniting my passion
- Increasing understanding of the complex deformity
- The Baja project for crippled children
- The clubfoot revolution
- Developing the Kaiser connection
- Refining a clubfoot practice at Kaiser permanente
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Clubfoot: Emphasis on the Complex and Atypical Subsets
- Key points
- Definition
- History
- Anatomy of clubfoot
- Treatment
- Bracing period
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- The Application of Morton’s Observations to Contemporary Treatment of Foot Dysfunction
- Key points
- Introduction
- Early mammalian posture
- Terrestrial adaptations
- Development of the medial longitudinal arch
- Center of gravity
- Locomotion and gait
- Causes of dysfunction in the modern human foot
- Treatment
- Conservative treatment
- Surgical treatment
- Summary
- Disclosures
- The Lapidus Bunionectomy Revolution: Current Concepts and Considerations
- Key points
- Introduction
- History
- Considerations: Anatomy of hallux valgus
- Triplane deformity
- Indications
- Controversies: Hypermobility or instability of the first ray
- The modified Lapidus bunionectomy technique
- Controversies and considerations: Fixation construct and weight-bearing protocols
- Fixation options: Cross-screw fixation
- Fixation construct and early weight-bearing protocol
- Fixation: Additional transverse plane instability
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Early Functional Rehabilitation in Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- First metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis
- The modified Lapidus bunionectomy
- Ankle fractures
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Management of High-Risk Ankle Fractures
- Key points
- Background
- Osteopenic and elderly ankle fracture fixation techniques
- Diabetic ankle fracture fixation techniques
- Outcomes and discussion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Considerations with Fractures of the Posterior Malleolus in Ankle Fractures
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pathoanatomy of posterior malleolus fracture
- Evaluation/imaging/classification
- Surgical technique
- Clinical outcomes
- Complications
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Navigating the Challenges of Total Ankle Replacement: Deformity Correction and Infection Considerations
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Considerations in Charcot Reconstruction
- Key points
- Introduction
- Preoperative considerations
- Surgical considerations
- Postoperative considerations
- Durable medical equipment
- Summary
- Disclosures
- Current Concepts in Achilles Tendon Ruptures
- Key points
- Introduction
- Etiology and diagnosis
- Anatomy
- Treatment
- Conservative treatment
- Surgical treatment
- Percutaneous repair and minimally invasive surgery
- Open repair
- Chronic rupture treatment
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Batting Cleanup: Revision of Surgical Misadventure
- Key points
- Introduction
- Case 1
- Case 2
- Case 3
- Case 4
- Case 5
- Case 6
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Shaping the Next Generation of Foot and Ankle Surgeons: Podiatric Surgical Residency Education at Kaiser Permanente Northern California
- Key points
- Introduction
- History of surgical residency programs
- Surgical training
- Clinical training
- Didactic training
- Research
- Research: Kaiser foot and ankle residency research summit
- Wellness: Resident retreat
- Wellness: Attending and resident wellness events
- Additional educational experiences: Mission trips and fellowship opportunities
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Epilogue: One Job
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 41-1
- Published: November 14, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443130618
- eBook ISBN: 9780443130625
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Christy M. King
Affiliations and expertise
Attending Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Residency Director, Kaiser Permanente Northern California