Foot & Ankle
Original Research
Bicortical Fixation of Medial Malleolar Fractures
Medial malleolar fractures occur commonly and are often treated surgically. For any given fracture, treatment depends on the fracture...
News
Locoregional anesthesia boosts amputation success
Major Finding: Use of locoregional anesthesia cut the rate of amputation failure within 30 days after surgery 25% compared with general anesthesia...
Case Reports
Chronic Multifocal Mycobacterium fortuitum Osteomyelitis Following Penetrating Plantar Trauma
We present the case of a 10-year-old girl with Mycobacterium fortuitum osteomyelitis following a plantar puncture wound with vegetative material....
Case Reports
Three Cases of Melorheostosis With Foot and Ankle Involvement
Melorheostosis is a rare and poorly understood condition of bone and soft tissue with a wide range of clinical presentations.
Case Reports
Septic Arthritis and Osteomyelitis Due to the Chromoblastomycosis Agent Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Fonsecaea pedrosoi is the most common agent of chromoblastomycosis, a chronic localized fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues...
News
Patients Overestimate Their Walking Disability
Major Finding: Observer evaluation of walking ability was strongly associated with the timed walk (ANOVA r2 = 0.58; P less than .001) and "get up...
Case Reports
Epithelioid Sarcoma: An Unusual Presentation in the Distal Phalanx of the Toe
Epithelioid sarcoma is rare soft tissue sarcoma first described by Enzinger in 1970. The classic variant often occurs in the deep or superficial...
Original Research
A Survey on Management of Chronic Achilles Tendon Ruptures
No controlled trials regarding management of chronic Achilles tendon ruptures have been published. We conducted an online survey of orthopedic...
Original Research
An Analysis of Suboptimal Outcomes of Medial Malleolus Fractures in Skeletally Immature Children
We retrospectively analyzed cases of intra-articular medial malleolar fractures in skeletally-immature patients (Salter-Harris III and IV) with...
Case Reports
An Unusual Presentation of Subacute Osteomyelitis: A Talus Brodie Abscess With Tendon Involvement
Brodie abscess is a subacute localized osteomyelitis with a presenting report of intermittent pain of long duration. In this article, we report a...
Case Reports
Hemiepiphyseal Stapling for Ankle Valgus in Multiple Hereditary Exostoses
If left uncorrected, valgus ankle deformity in multiple hereditary exostoses can cause significant disability in skeletally immature children and...