Foot and Ankle
DEFINITION The Salto Total Ankle Prosthesis (Tornier SA, Saint- Ismier, France) is a cementless resurfacing-t…
DEFINITION Lateral ligament instability occurs in some patients after an inversion injury. 38 Although an inv…
DEFINITION The term insertional Achilles tendinitis (IAT) is actually a misnomer. The condition is more typic…
DEFINITION Talus fractures are high-energy fractures that can have traumatic bone loss, avascular necrosis (A…
DEFINITION The INBONE II (Wright Medical Technology, Memphis, TN) total ankle system, like other total ankle …
DEFINITION AND INTRODUCTION Patrick Haglund in 1928 described an enlarged posterior border of the os calcis. …
INDICATIONS Talar body avascular necrosis with collapse or infection ( FIG 1A ) is one indication for femoral…
DEFINITION End-stage ankle arthritis failing to respond to nonoperative treatment ANATOMY Ankle Tibial plafon…
DEFINITION Tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis is the surgical procedure to simultaneously fuse the ankle and the …
DEFINITION Spontaneous Achilles tendon ruptures are defined as a partial or complete loss of continuity of th…
DEFINITION Rupture of the Achilles tendon is common. More than 20% of acute injuries are misdiagnosed, leadin…
DEFINITION The Achilles tendon is the strongest tendon in the body and is the primary plantarflexor of the an…
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