Musculoskeletal Key

Osteoarthritis: Foot/Ankle Joints Steven M. Ralkin Ankle Arthritis A 70-year-old man who fractured his ankle 12 years ago requiring an open reduction and internal fixation presents with a 6-month history…

Stress Fractures of the Foot Selene Parekh Cameron Ledford A 24-year-old female basketball player presents with a 2-month history of progressive pain in her left midfoot. The pain occurs and…

Adult Flatfoot Steven M. Raikin Boleslaw Czachor A 54-year-old female presents to the office complaining of an insidious onset of medial ankle pain over the last 6 months. She has…

Hammer Toes Joseph N. Daniel A 58-year-old woman presents complaining of her second right toe becoming more crooked. She states that it is bending more often and that she has…

Interdigital Neuritis (Morton Neuroma) Selene Parekh Cameron Ledford A 51-year-old female presents complaining of aching forefoot pain with a burning sensation in the third web space of the left foot,…

Plantar Fasciitis Kristen Kuratnick David I. Pedowitz A 46-year-old woman who is an avid runner presents complaining of gradual worsening of heel pain over course of 5 months. She notes…

Metatarsalgia Jamal Ahmad Kennis Jones A 60-year-old woman presents with a history of chronic, bilateral plantar forefoot pain and discomfort in the region of the plantar second and third metatarsal…

Bunion/Hallux Valgus David I. Pedowitz Brian S. Winters A 41-year-old woman presents with a history of pain, discomfort, and deformity over the first metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPJs) bilaterally, greater on the…

Retrocalcaneal Bursitis David I. Pedowitz A 35-year-old male recreational runner complains of dull, aching heel and posterior ankle pain that is aggravated by activity and shoe wear. He notices that…

Fractured Fibula (Nondisplaced/Avulsion Fracture) David I. Pedowitz A 45-year-old female slipped on ice and fell while walking. She immediately noticed swelling and a sharp pain along the lateral aspect of…