Musculoskeletal Key

Nonunions Stephan J. LaPointe RISK FACTORS COMORBIDITIES Due to the nature of the podiatric profession and prevalence of the disease, diabetes is likely to be the most common comorbidity that…

Osteomyelitis Lawrence M. Oloff Geoffrey S. Heard Despite tremendous innovations in medical technology over the last 50 years, the basic tenets of management of contaminated bone have remained essentially unchanged….

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Tod R. Storm Michael S. Lee Plastic surgery is a broad field involving specialized techniques of soft tissue handling used to minimize or revise scarring, to…

Lower Extremity Infections Mark A. Kosinski Warren S. Joseph Infections of the lower extremity, especially postoperative ones, account for a disproportionate amount of patient morbidity and medicolegal actions against podiatric…

Puncture Wounds Stephen V. Corey Michelle L. Butterworth Puncture wounds of the foot are a relatively common problem confronting the physician. A study by Fitzgerald and Cowan (1) noted 887…

External Fixation of Rearfoot and Ankle Arthrodeses Bradley M. Lamm External fixation has been used for more than a century. Codivilla (1) is the first to report the use of…

Lateral Column Arthroplasty Thomas J. Chang Lateral column pathology has not been discussed in much detail in the literature, although there have been discussions regarding calcaneal-cuboid joint syndrome and lateral…

Interpositional Arthroplasty of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint Christopher F. Hyer Jaymes D. Granata The surgical treatment options for late-stage degenerative joint disease in pedal joints are limited, with the gold…

Bone Anchors Thomas A. Brosky II Michael C. McGlamry Mitzi L. Williams Many surgical procedures require attachment or reattachment of tendons and ligaments to bone. A secure attachment of soft…

Principles of Muscle-Tendon Surgery and Tendon Transfers Stephen J. Miller Mack Jay Groves IV One of man’s greatest attributes is his ability to move. Purposeful active movement is dependent on…