Diagnostic Arthroscopic Examination
Diagnostic Arthroscopic Examination RICHARD D. FERKEL DAWSON S. BROWN Arthroscopy of the ankle and foot is a useful diagnostic modality to evaluate pathology and determine appropriate treatment. However, it must…
Regional Anesthesia for Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy
Regional Anesthesia for Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy ROBERT A. DOTY JR LUMINITA M. TUREANU SCOTT A. BURBANK RICHARD D. FERKEL INTRODUCTION In the setting of arthroscopic surgery of the foot…
Correlative Surgical Anatomy
Correlative Surgical Anatomy ERIC I. FERKEL RICHARD D. FERKEL EVOLUTION It is widely considered that the development of human bipedalism, ˜4 to 6 million years ago, is one of the…
Instrumentation
Instrumentation RICHARD D. FERKEL Arthroscopy of the ankle evolved from the principles of knee arthroscopy, and initially the instrumentation used for the knee was applied to the ankle. As expertise…
Operating Room Environment and the Surgical Team
Operating Room Environment and the Surgical Team RICHARD D. FERKEL KYLE F. CHUN Arthroscopy of the ankle and foot is a technically demanding procedure that requires meticulous attention to detail,…
Preoperative Evaluation and Imaging
Preoperative Evaluation and Imaging RICHARD D. FERKEL GREGORY R. APPLEGATE The ankle and foot are complex structures composed of multiple joints and anatomic structures. Evaluation of the ankle and foot…
Historical Developments
Historical Developments RICHARD D. FERKEL The term “arthroscopy” originated as a derivative of the Greek words “arthron,” meaning joint, and “skopein,” meaning to look at. Interest in exploring the interior…
Musculoskeletal Neoplasms
Musculoskeletal Neoplasms Hillary W. Garner Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist Mark J. Kransdorf ▪ BONE TUMORS/TUMORLIKE CONDITIONS: IMAGING APPROACHES KEY FACTS Imaging studies are essential for detecting, characterizing, and…
Miscellaneous Conditions
Miscellaneous Conditions Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist ▪ BONE ISLANDS (ENOSTOSIS) KEY FACTS Bone islands are benign sclerotic areas in bone. They may be single or multiple. Bone islands…
Arthropathies/Connective Tissue Diseases
Arthropathies/Connective Tissue Diseases Madhura A. Desai Jeffrey J. Peterson Thomas H. Berquist ▪ RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS KEY FACTS Clinical: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects 1% to 2% of the general population with…
