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3D Printed Bone Plates in hallux valgus surgery

Use of 3D Printed Bone Plate in Novel Technique to Surgically Correct Hallux Valgus Deformities Smith, Kathryn E. PhD; Dupont, Kenneth M Continue reading

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A Guide To The Percutaneous Bunionectomy

http://www.podiatrytoday.com/guide-p…s-bunionectomy Dr. Noman Siddiqui’s article provides a wonderful description of a version of the SERI (Simple, Effective, Rapid, Inexpensive) procedure. Continue reading

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Preoperative PROMIS Scores Predict Postoperative Success in Foot and Ankle Patients

Preoperative PROMIS Scores Predict Postoperative Success in Foot and Ankle Patients Bryant Ho et al Foot & Ankle International August 16, 2016 Quote: Background: The use of patient-reported outcomes continues to expand beyond the scope of clinical research to involve standard of care assessments across orthopedic practices. It is currently unclear how to interpret and apply this information in the daily care of patients in a foot and ankle clinic. We prospectively examined the relationship between preoperative patient-reported outcomes (PROMIS Physical Function, Pain Interference and Depression scores), determined minimal clinical important differences for these values, and assessed if these preoperative values were predictors of improvement after operative intervention. Continue reading

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Electrosurgery on a Keloid pt

Soooo… being very green, i need some advice, as there is not very much literature out there regarding this issue: I have a patient with a very painful VP planter 2-3MTPJ. Continue reading

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Sham Surgery in Orthopedics

Sham Surgery in Orthopedics: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Louw A et al Pain Med. Continue reading

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Pain Resolution After Hallux Valgus Surgery

Pain Resolution After Hallux Valgus Surgery. Chen JY et al Foot Ankle Int. Continue reading

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Psychosocial Risk Factors for Postoperative Pain in Ankle and Hindfoot Reconstruction

Psychosocial Risk Factors for Postoperative Pain in Ankle and Hindfoot Reconstruction Ryan P. Mulligan et al JFAS; in press Quote: Background: The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with pain after elective ankle and hindfoot reconstruction. Methods: Patients who underwent major ankle or hindfoot reconstruction over a 3-year period were identified. Continue reading

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Endoscopic Release of Master Knot of Henry

Endoscopic Release of Master Knot of Henry. Continue reading

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Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Nonunion Fractures

Effect on Clinical Outcome and Growth Factor Synthesis with Adjunctive Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Fifth Metatarsal Nonunion Fracture A Double-Blind Randomized Study Adam Streit et al Foot & Ankle International June 10, 2016 Quote: Background: Electromagnetic bone growth stimulators have been found to biologically enhance the bone healing environment, with upregulation of numerous growth factors. Continue reading

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Utility outcome assessment of hallux valgus

Bilateral Hallux Valgus: A Utility Outcome Score Assessment Asim M. Makhdom, MD, MSc, Hani Sinno, MD, Sultan Aldebeyan, MBBS, MScl, Adam Cota, MD, Reggie Charles Hamdy, MD, MSc, FRCS, Mohammad Alzahrani, MBBS, MSc, Chantal Janelle, MD, FRCS JFAS; Article in Press Quote: Hallux valgus is the most common forefoot problem in adults. Continue reading

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