2023 11 - 22 articles
Background: Ankle-foot injuries are common in military personnel and substantially degrade function and force readiness. The purpose of this retrospective cohort study was to assess the incidence and contributing factors of traumatic ankle-foot fract...
Background: Syndesmosis injuries occur in approximately 10% of all ankle fractures. The integrity of the deltoid ligament is important in the decision of surgical treatment of lateral malleolus fractures. Methods: Patients who were operated on for We...
Variations of the lumbricals of the foot are not common, unlike the lumbricals of the hand. Few cases of unilateral absence of lumbricals of the foot have been reported. There have been far fewer cases of bilateral asymmetric absence of the lumbrical...
Background: Foot type, especially cavus foot, is associated with foot and ankle soccer injuries, such as ankle sprains, ankle instability, and foot and ankle lateral injuries. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for foot and ankle inju...
Background: Diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and limited joint mobility of the foot and ankle are implicated in the development of increased plantar pressures and diabetes-related foot ulcers. The extent of this relationship has not been...
Background: The fact that lateral malleolar fracture is accompanied by posterior malleolar fracture may adversely affect syndesmosis malreduction rates. We aimed to compare syndesmosis malreduction rates determined on postoperative radiographs betwee...
A 64-year-old woman presents with wounds to her left ankle. Although her soft-tissue cultures and arterial Doppler and duplex studies were unremarkable, her venous reflux studies showed right and left small saphenous vein insufficiency. After 8 weeks...
Background: There is limited evidence on the biomechanical effects of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) on children’s feet. This study aimed to determine whether children living with T1DM aged 10 to 16 years have altered foot structure and gait paramet...
Background: The Sanders classification is a widely used method for classifying calcaneal fractures. Type IV fractures (>4 fragments) are known to vary in the number of fracture fragments. However, all relevant cases are classified as type IV irres...
Background: In this study, we aimed to describe a case series of revision first metatarsophalangeal joint fusion with a three-dimensional (3-D)–printed implant for osseous deficits of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. Bone defects of the first ray...
Background: Although podiatric medicine is a growing field, it is still relatively unknown to many in the general public, including those seeking careers in medicine. The purpose of the present study is to portray the perspectives of current podiatri...
Background: Kaposi sarcoma (KS) has multiple clinical variants, and most frequently presents on the lower extremities. Anti–human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) therapy has significantly reduced the incidence of KS. However, KS is still prevalent in bo...
Background: Herein, we present a case series of tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis (TTCA) with a distal femoral locking plate and describe the short-term clinical and radiographic results of the procedure. Methods: We performed a case review of four pati...
Background: The aim of this study was to share the clinical results of open calcaneus fractures, which are extremely rare and have become the fearful nightmare of orthopedic surgeons. Methods: Between June of 2014 and June of 2020, of 196 patients wi...
The presence of an os sustentaculum bone is extremely rare. Given the scarcity of clinical literature reporting such a finding, the condition may be misdiagnosed as a fracture of the sustentaculum tali. We describe such an incident in a 16-year-old m...
Background: Digital deformities represent a common presenting abnormality and target for surgical intervention in podiatric medicine and surgery. The objective of this investigation was to compare the radiographic width of the heads of the lesser dig...
Background: With the advent of percutaneous plating techniques and anatomical locking plates, open plating combined with percutaneous plating may be a feasible option to reduce pilon fracture soft-tissue complications. The purpose of this study was t...
Isolated congenital pseudarthrosis of the fibula is a rare entity with a limited number of cases reported in the literature. Treatment is challenging because of recalcitrant nonunion and because no consensus about the best treatment plan exists. We r...
Background: Hyperkeratosis is a hypertrophic thickening of the skin. A callus (tyloma) is considered diffuse thickening, whereas a corn—also known as a clavus, heloma durum, or intractable plantar hyperkeratosis (IPK)—is a more focal, circumscribed h...
First metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) arthritis is a very common form of arthritis seen in the foot. Some signs and symptoms include pain, swelling, decreased passive and active range of motion, difficulty with shoe gear, and so forth. Surgically, op...
Background: Online health-related information has become increasingly popular. Social media platforms have great potential to support and change patients’ perspective. Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a common disease that is one of the most frequently rese...
Necrotizing fasciitis of the foot is a relatively rare diagnosis and has traditionally been treated with distal amputation. A 30-year-old diabetic man with Charcot-Marie-Tooth muscular atrophy developed necrotizing fasciitis of the dorsal foot and un...
