Amputations
Amputations Robert P. Taylor James L. Bouchard Linnie V. Rabjohn Lower extremity amputation (LEA) is one of the oldest known surgical procedures. Hippocrates wrote and described amputation surgical principles in…
General Entrapment Syndromes
General Entrapment Syndromes D. Scot Malay E. Dalton McGlamry Marija Ugrinich Acquired neuropathies in the lower extremities are common, and all nerves in the foot, ankle, and leg are susceptible…
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes and Related Disorders
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes and Related Disorders Jeffrey C. Christensen Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a term designated to encompass the terms reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) and causalgia (1,2…
Triple Arthrodesis
Triple Arthrodesis John A. Ruch Lopa Dalmia Patrick B. Hall The triple arthrodesis performed today is a variation of the procedure described by Ryerson in 1923 (1). Modifications have evolved…
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Robert M. Goecker Alan S. Banks Michael S. Downey Richard J. Zirm Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a relatively common inherited familial neuromuscular defect that affects the peripheral nervous…
Evaluation and Management of the Diabetic Foot Wound
Evaluation and Management of the Diabetic Foot Wound John S. Steinberg Paul J. Kim New technologies and evidence-based understanding have led to significant advances in the assessment and management of…
Charcot Foot and Ankle Deformity
Charcot Foot and Ankle Deformity Thomas M. Zgonis John J. Stapleton Thomas S. Roukis The entire topic of Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) was poorly represented in the medical literature until the…
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Michael S. Downey Daniel J. Yarmel The first report of compression of the posterior tibial nerve under the flexor retinaculum was provided by Kopell and Thompson (1)…
Arthroscopy of the Ankle and Foot
Arthroscopy of the Ankle and Foot Jeffrey C. Christensen Meagan M. Jennings John J. Stienstra Arthroscopy of the ankle and small joints of the foot is a useful tool in…
Ankle Replacement Arthroplasty
Ankle Replacement Arthroplasty John M. Schuberth Jerome K. Steck Jeffrey C. Christensen Over the past 50 years, tremendous knowledge has been accumulated regarding total joint arthroplasty technique, prosthetic materials science,…
