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Foot dislocations are uncommon injuries that can occur at multiple different joints of the foot. This article will cover the three most commonly di ...

Deformities and angular variations of the lower extremities are one of the most common reasons for referral to pediatric orthopedics, with in-toein ...

Shelley and Rawnsley first described piezogenic pedal papules (PPP) in 1968. At that time, they wer ...

Kohler disease was first described by Alban Kohler in 1908 and referred to avascular necrosis of the navicular bone of the foot. Kohler d ...

Limb amputation is not uncommon in orthopedic practice. As of 2005, nearly 2 million people ...

Posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) insufficiency is the most common cause of adult acquired flatfoot deformity. Failure of the tendon affec ...

  “Pilon,” the French word for pestle, was first used by Etienne Destot in 1911 as an analogy for the mechanical function ...

The genus is an aerobic actinomycete, catalase-positive, gram-positive bacillus, with a branching filamentous form first describe ...

Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are late indicators of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and venous hypertension.

Fractures of the fifth metatarsal are common injuries that must be recognized and treated appropriately to avoid poor clinical outcomes for the pat ...

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 ...

Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD) is idiopathic osteonecrosis or idiopathic avascular necrosis of the capital femoral epiphysis of the fe ...

The common peroneal nerve, also known as the common fibular nerve,  is a major nerve that innervates the lower extremity. As one of the two ma ...

Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy is a destructive joint disorder initiated by trauma to a neuropathic extremity. It can lead to dislocations an ...

Ankle fractures are common injuries that could result from a  trivial twisting injury in old frail patients up to high energy trauma in a ...

Several preparations of hyaluronic acid are available for many FDA-approved indications. The most common application indications are for cosmetics ...

The gastrocnemius muscle is a complex muscle that is fundamental for walking and posture. It affects the entire lower limb and the movement of ...

Metatarsal fractures are relatively common injuries of the foot. The main goal of treatment is to restore the alignment of all metatarsals, he ...