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Varied presentations of enthesopathy. Continue reading →

A Shoe Insole Delivering Subsensory Vibratory Noise Improves Balance and Gait in Healthy Elderly People Lewis Lipsitz, MD, Matthew Lough, James Niemi, Thomas Travison, PhD, Harold Howlett, Brad Manor, PhD Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Articles in Press Objective The objective of this study was to test whether subsensory vibratory noise applied to the sole of the foot using a……​ Vibrating insoles to improve balance Continue reading →

A Minimally Invasive Technique for the Reduction of Calcaneal Fractures Using the Endobutton® Cumhur Cevdet Kesemenli, MD, Kaya Memisoglu, MD, Halil Atmaca, MD Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (article in Press) Calcaneal fractures are very common injuries, and closed reduction-percutaneous pinning, open reduction-internal fixation, and primary arthrodesis are the procedures used in the surgical… Click…​ Calcaneal fractures Continue reading →

The registration of clinical trials prior to the start of a clinical trial is now extremely important part of the protocol. Here is a statement from International Committee of Medical Journal Editors on Clinical trial Registration Altruism and trust lie at the heart of research on human subjects Continue reading →

Plantar pressure and foot pain in the last trimester of pregnancy. Karadag-Saygi E, Unlu-Ozkan F, Basgul A. Foot Ankle Int. Continue reading →

In a Yahoo Groups Discussion on manipulation, a question was asked: What is the best treatment for plantar fascitis induced heel spurs… Click to expand…​ to which I replied: Since when did heel spurs have anything to do with the plantar fascia? Click to expand…​ Needless to say there was some interesting comments that followed, mostly based on what people were taught as students,… Continue reading →

A patent has just been granted for this: ACTUATED FOOT ORTHOTIC WITH SENSORS Systems and methods of developing a tissue deformation profile for a foot of a patient. The tissue deformation profile can be used to identify a desired configuration for an orthotic device. A method uses a sensing orthotic device to assist in the treatment of foot issues Continue reading →

Comparative Study of the Quality of Life between Arthrodesis and Total Arthroplasty of Substitution of the Ankle Luis Esparragoza, Carlos Vidal, Javier Vaquero Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (in press) Our goal was to compare the health status of patients with primary and secondary arthrosis of the ankle before and after arthrodesis or total substitution arthroplasty, and to determine the improvement…​ Ankle arthrodesis vs athroplasty and quality of life Continue reading →