Core Knowledge in Orthopaedics: Foot and Ankle

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

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.

• Chapters composed of summary tables, boxes and bulleted lists—very little narrative text
• Chapter on foot examination techniques
• Chapters edited with content level and pedagogy in mind
• Organized by disorder
• Two-color design