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First metatarsophalangeal joint lateral release in hallux valgus surgery

May 9, 2013

Efficacy of first metatarsophalangeal joint lateral release in hallux valgus surgery. Augoyard R, Largey A, Munoz MA, Canovas F

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Hallux Malleus (Hammered Big Toe)

March 27, 2013

In September of 2012 I had a heel cord lenghtening done to correct a foot drop that had worsened over the last 10 years. Initial treatments with Botx were not very effective. The achilles lenghtened nicely, and I am pretty much fully recoved from that surgery

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possible tarsal coalition??

March 26, 2013

Hi Guys, I have a case which presented last week that I’d like to share, particularly the x-rays which I didn’t recognise and was wondering if anyone had any thoughts. the case as follows; PP:24 yr old male presented with painful R/foot/ankle HxPP: Pain has been present since pt was 15 yrs old, no hx of trauma, and no previous investigations/treatment carried out. Pt feels relief when compressing the joint only for pain to return almost immediately

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Sural Nerve Fibrosis

March 25, 2013

Interesting case from last week. 30 year old female with a history of receiving a cortisone injection approximately 3 -4 years ago for lateral ankle pain. She stated that when she received the injection it was “intensely painful” however the doctor continued to inject.

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Surgical management of painful os trigonum

March 22, 2013

Arthroscopic Versus Posterior Endoscopic Excision of a Symptomatic Os Trigonum: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Ahn JH, Kim YC, Kim HY. Am J Sports Med

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Is it feasible to rely on intraoperative X ray in correcting hallux valgus?

March 19, 2013

Is it feasible to rely on intraoperative X ray in correcting hallux valgus? Gutteck N, Wohlrab D, Radetzki F, Zeh A, Röllinghoff M, Delank KS, Lebek S.

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Management of FHL tendon rupture

March 18, 2013

Hi All I saw a patient today with US confirmed FHL rupture; approx three weeks post onset of initial pain, no apparent cause, 60YO male no relevent comorbidity. Retrocalc pain and swelling largely subsided. Retracted ends on US appeared distal to knot of Henry and proximal to Sust Tali.

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Saltzman view vs. Long leg axial for supramalleolar osteotomies

March 18, 2013

When you are planning supramalleolar osteotomies both saltzman and long leg axial views are typically utilized to measure frontal plane malignment at the hindfoot, ankle and lower leg.

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Outcomes of IED Foot and Ankle Blast Injuries

March 6, 2013

Outcomes of IED Foot and Ankle Blast Injuries Major Arul Ramasamy, et al The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, Volume 95, Issue 5, March 06, 2013 Quote: Background: Improvements in protection and medical treatments have resulted in increasing numbers of modern-warfare casualties surviving with complex lower-extremity injuries. To our knowledge, there has been no prior analysis of foot and ankle blast injuries as a result of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The aims of this study were to report the pattern of injury and determine which factors are associated with a poor clinical outcome

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Question on Flexor Tendon recovery rates. [Not exactly podiatry]

March 3, 2013

Hey guys, I am a first year student podiatrist and been a member on here for a while. I feel like this would be a great place to ask a question regarding tendon recovery.

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