Foot and Ankle
DEFINITION Because of their nature and deep location, posterior ankle problems pose a diagnostic and therapeu…
DEFINITION Lateral ankle sprains are the most common injury in sports, accounting for 15% to 20% of all athle…
DEFINITION Peroneal tendon subluxation or dislocation from the retrofibular groove is a rare cause of ankle p…
DEFINITION Medium-sized osteochondral defects of the talar dome May approach the talar shoulder (transition o…
DEFINITION Achilles tendon ruptures usually occur 3 to 4 cm above the calcaneal tuberosity. Although most inj…
DEFINITION Lateral ligament instability occurs in some patients after an inversion injury. 38 Although an inv…
DEFINITION Lateral or posterior subtalar arthroscopy confers diagnostic and potentially therapeutic value in …
DEFINITION The term osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) refers to any pathology of the talar articular ca…
DEFINITION Large osteochondral defects of the talar dome, typically involving the talar shoulder (transition …
DEFINITION Lateral ligament injuries of the ankle are treated conservatively with good results in most cases.…
DEFINITION Tibiotalocalcaneal arthritis is formally defined as the loss of cartilage from both the tibiotalar…
DEFINITION A plantarflexion contracture is defined as the inability to passively dorsiflex the ankle at least…
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