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CORE KNOWLEDGE IN ORTHOPAEDICS: FOOT AND ANKLE
Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle
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By
Christopher DiGiovanni, MD, Chief, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
Justin Greisberg, MD, Attending Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY

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Description
Written for the busy orthopaedics resident who needs to review for an exam or prepare for a challenging clinical case, CORE KNOWLEDGE IN ORTHOPAEDICS: FOOT AND ANKLE offers cutting edge clinical and surgical pearls in a bulleted and templated format.

Contents
1. Functional Anatomy: Evolution, Motion, Comparative Primate Anatomy, Biomechanics

2. Physical Exam of the Foot and Ankle: Gastrocnemius Tightness, Peroneal, Metatarsal Hypermobility, Ankle Stability, Range of Motion, Posterior Tibial Tendon

3. Orthotics and Prosthetics

4. Flat foot: Posterior Tibial Dysfunction, Non-posterior Tibial Flatfoot, Comprehensive Approach

5. Cavus/Neuromuscular Foot: Etiologies, Muscle Balancing, Osseus Alignment

6. Diabetic foot: Vascular Disorders, Neuropathy, Ulcers, Charcot foot

7. Rheumatoid Foot: Hindfoot, Forefoot

8. Hallux Valgus: Etiology, Treatment, Complications

9. MTP Arthritis/Disorders: 1st MTP arthritis, 2nd MTP disorders; Turf Toe; Sesamoids

10. Lesser Toe Disorders/Metatarsalgia

11. Common Pediatric Foot Conditions (Clubfoot, Salter Fractures)

12. Entrapment Neuropathies (tarsal tunnel, anterior nerve impingment?)

13. Ankle arthritis (arthrodesis, arthroplasty, allograft, distraction, cartilage transplantation)

14. Heel pain: Plantar Fasciitis, Fat Pad Atrophy, DDX

15. Achilles Tendon: Ruptures, Tendonitis

16. Other Tendon Disorders: Peroneals, FHL, Anterior Tibia

17. Ankle Sprains: Acute, Recurrent Chronic Pain, Syndesmosis, Subtalar

18. Malleolar Fractures including Stress Fractures

19. Tibial Pilon Fractures

20. Calcaneus Fractures, including Open Reduction, Percutaneous and Late Reconstruction

21. Talus Fractures: Classification, Reduction and Fixation Techniques, Malunion, Osteochondral, process fractures

22. Navicular/midfoot injuries including Navicular Stress Fractures

23. Metatarsal/Phalanx Fracture: 5th Metatarsal Fractures, Stress Fractures

24. Tumors of the Foot/Ankle

25. Amputations

26. Foot and Ankle Athroscopy

27. Nail problems in the foot

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 416 pages, publication date: FEB-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-03735-8
ISBN-10: 0-323-03735-6
Imprint: MOSBY


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