Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Volume 86, Issue 11

The flexor digitorum accessorius longus muscle was encountered during routine dissection of the posteromedial region of the left ankle of an 84-year-old female cadaver, by a first year podiatric medical student, in a lower extremity anatomy laborator...

The authors present a brief history of the development of the Ilizarov external fixator, and the classic uses associated with it. A preliminary study of 3 patients using 56 frames is presented. The Ilizarov external fixator is successfully used in th...

This study examined the occurrence rate of ten lower extremity anatomical variants occurring over a 6-year period from 1988 to 1994 in a sample range of 166 to 279 cadavers at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. Literature rev...

The authors present a quantitative analysis of the effect that first ray position has on motion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. A goniometer was constructed to measure the degrees of first metatarsophalangeal joint dorsiflexion with the first...

The treatment of recalcitrant plantar verrucae has represented challenging clinical problems for podiatric physicians. A procedure described by Borovoy et al studying 46 patients initially indicated a success rate of 76.1%. A review of 200 patients w...