Musculoskeletal Key

Approach to Shoulder Joseph A. Abboud William J. Warrender CLINICAL PRESENTATION Shoulder pain is the third most common musculoskeletal complaint in the general population with 1% of adults consulting a…

Tendinitis/Bursitis/Subacromial Impingement Joseph A. Abboud William J. Warrender A 43-year-old female tennis player presents with right shoulder pain. She states that she has had the pain for the past 2…

Diabetic Foot Joseph N. Daniel A 58-year-old diabetic male hospital employee presents complaining of pain and swelling of the right foot. His pain has been increasing over the past month….

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…