Lower Extremity Manifestations of Spine Disease SRAVISHT IYER TODD J. ALBERT Spine complaints are extremely common: symptomatic lumbar disk herniation, for example, has a 2% lifetime prevalence; up to 10%…
Foot Ulcers Associated with Hematologic Disorders LEONARD A. LEVY Background An often overlooked cause of lower extremity ulcers is diseases of the hematopoietic system. Although ulcers due to hematologic diseases…
Acute Emergencies Related to Systemic Disease and How They Present in the Lower Extremity EDWARD AMORES RAHUL SHARMA Several acute conditions occurring secondary to systemic disease processes may manifest in…
Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Disease Manifestations in the Lower Extremity BRIAN P. BOSWORTH YECHESKEL SCHNEIDER Although the gastrointestinal (GI) system and the lower extremities would seem anatomically separate and distinct, it is not…
Metabolic Bone Disease Manifestations in the Foot PANAGIOTA ANDREOPOULOU This chapter focuses on skeletal dysplasias and metabolic bone diseases with manifestations in the feet. Although a strong association between osteoporosis…
Laboratory Evaluation of Systemic Rheumatic Diseases in the Lower Extremity BELLA MEHTA STEVEN K. MAGID The clinical laboratory can be of great help in the diagnosis of disorders of the…
Dermatologic Manifestations of Systemic Disease in the Lower Extremity SHARON R. BARLIZO THOMAS M. DELAURO MARK LEBWOHL As the body’s point of contact with the weight-bearing surface, the foot is…
Endocrine Disorders Presenting in the Lower Extremity DANIEL GUSS Although hormone secretion is necessarily systemic in nature, many of the effects of hormones extend to the lower extremities. This becomes…
Congenital Foot, Ankle, and Lower Extremity Conditions TYLER A. GONZALEZ RAYMOND HSU Congenital foot and ankle conditions are common problems that pediatricians and orthopedic surgeons see throughout their careers. Pediatric…
Regional Pain Syndromes That Present in the Foot, Ankle, and Lower Extremity JEFFREY Y. F. NGEOW MINYI TAN Case Illustration Patient A S.A. is a 59-year-old woman who had a…
