Ace The Podiatry Exam

Ainhum, also known by the name dactylolysis spontanea, is a disease of constricting fibrous bands and possible resultant auto amputation. Historica ...

Filariasis is a disease caused by a chronic mosquito-borne parasitic infection. Chronic infection can lead to swelling of the extremities, hydrocel ...

Uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection of the bladder and associated structures. These are patients with no structura ...

Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by the protozoa and is most commonly transmitted by infected sandflies. It has been historica ...

The navicular is a wedge-shaped bone that articulates with five tarsal bones (talus, cuboid, and three cuneiform bones) forming syndesmotic joints. ...

Ankle dislocations are a relatively common type of dislocation encountered in the emergency department. They exist in two forms: 

Foot drop is an inability to lift the forefoot due to the weakness of dorsiflexors of the foot. This, in turn, can lead to an unsafe antalgic gait, ...

The foot receives its nerve supply from the superficial peroneal (fibular) nerve, deep fibular nerve, tibial nerve (and its branches), sural nerve, ...

Terbinafine has approval for the treatment of onychomycosis that is suspected or proven to be caused by dermatophyte organisms. Indications for ora ...

Chest pain is a common complaint and encompasses a broad differential diagnosis that includes several life-threatening causes. A workup must focus ...

Anemia is defined as the reduction in circulating red-cell mass below normal levels. Anemia is a very common condition which is widespread in the h ...

Bursae are fluid-filled sac-like structures located between mobile structures of the musculoskeletal system, between skin and bone, or between ...

The tibialis posterior muscle (TPM) is the deepest muscle of the deep posterior compartment of the lower leg. Its long muscle belly arises from the ...

Scurvy is a clinical syndrome that results from vitamin C deficiency. Tales from pirates and British sailors made the disease infamous. This d ...

Anatomically, the forefoot is considered the portion of the foot that extends from the tarsal-metatarsal joint to the tips of the toes, and patholo ...

Trauma is the leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States, trauma is the leading cause of death in young adults and accounts for ten per ...

Drug elimination is the sum of the processes of removing an administered drug from the body.  In the pharmacokinetic ADME scheme (absorption, ...

Hallux rigidus is a condition that refers to degenerative arthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. Davies-Colley first described the ...