Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Volume 86, Issue 5

Podiatric surgical procedures frequently involve administration of preoperative local anesthesia, and because of the nature of these blocks, it is believed that needle-free injection could greatly enhance this aspect of clinical practice. The object...

A spectrum of techniques exists to measure ankle joint dorsiflexion range of motion. However, information pertaining to the objective assessment of ankle joint dorsiflexion is controversial. Different study designs make comparisons of studies difficu...

Chondromyxoid fibroma is a rare benign tumor derived from cartilage. The classic site of involvement is usually the metaphyseal ends of the long tubular bones, such as the tibia. The majority of these tumors are seen in the lower extremities during t...

The proficiency of clinicians to place a rearfoot at the subtalar neutral position is important for the treatment of patients with lower extremity dysfunctions, and especially for foot orthosis prescription, fabrication, and management. However, the...

The authors reviewed the admission leukocyte indices of 338 consecutive admissions (203 males, 135 females, mean age of 60.2 +/- 12.9 years) with a primary diagnosis of diabetic foot infection in a multicenter retrospective study. The mean white bloo...

Numerous articles in well controlled studies have shown the value of magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of osteomyelitis, in particular, in the diabetic foot [...]

Munchausen’s syndrome was first reported by Asher1 in 1951 [...]

A unicameral cyst is typically a solitary cavity within bone filled with serous or sanguineous fluid and lined with a membrane of variable thickness [...]

The Actinomyces organism is inherent in humans as normal flora found in the mouth [...]