Large and deep diabetic heel ulcers need not lead to amputation.

abstract：:Unnecessary amputations can be avoided with the healing of foot ulcerations in neuropathic feet. Traditional approaches have relied on relieving plantar and other extrinsic foot pressures. A retrospective review was performed of the office records of patients with Wagner grade 1 and 2 neuropathic forefoot ulcerations ...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Needleman RL

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The surgical management of brachymetatarsia remains controversial, and choice is based on potential complications. We report a classification of complications based on severity, and we hypothesized that use of a semicircular external fixator would minimize severe complications in lateral metatarsal lengtheni...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Barbier D,Neretin A,Journeau P,Popkov D

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sprain to the tibial-fibular syndesmosis often results in prolonged rehabilitation or surgical intervention before recovery occurs. This paper documents gait recovery both before and after surgery for a syndesmosis sprain. Ground reaction force (GRF) data were available before injury and before surgery. Data were al...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Spaulding SJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot and ankle operations are being performed with greater frequency as outpatient procedures. Although the surgical procedure remains the same whether the operation is done in an inpatient or an outpatient setting, the anesthesia and postoperative analgesia are greatly affected when patients must be discharged soon a...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Hansen E,Eshelman MR,Cracchiolo A 3rd

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of locking plate technology in foot and ankle surgery has increased over the last decade. Reported applications include fracture repair, deformity correction, and arthrodesis. There is limited evidence, however, to guide clinicians with regard to the appropriate and optimal use of this technology. This work ai...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Jastifer JR

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RECOMMENDATION:Several studies support the effect of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) on wound healing and surgical site infection (SSI). Despite this, there have been no specific studies proving the beneficial effect of revascularization on SSI prior to operative intervention in the setting of traumatic or elective f...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Heidari N,Charalambous A,Kwok I,Vris A,Li Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plantar fasciitis is a relatively common disorder of the foot, yet little is known about its prevalence, what types of physicians see patients with the disorder, or how, on a national scale, patients are typically managed. The purpose of this study was to generate national estimates of the volume of patient ...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Riddle DL,Schappert SM

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 29 patients were hospitalized with a diabetic foot infection and were treated with piperacillin/tazobactam. Of these 23 patients who were evaluated for efficacy of treatment, 22 patients improved or were clinically cured. In seven patients (30%), there was persistence of one of the baseline pathogens. A...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Zeillemaker AM,Veldkamp KE,van Kraaij MG,Hoekstra JB,Hoynck van Papendrecht AA,Diepersloot RJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined 76 consecutive patients (100 feet) treated by a single surgeon for both flexible and rigid hammertoes with a PIP arthrodesis using custom-machined drills, a peg cutter, and hole cutter, combined with an extensor tenotomy and dorsal capsulotomy. Forty-eight percent of patients were defined as satisf...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Lehman DE,Smith RW

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The OssaTron may be another alternative for management of plantar fasciitis (heel pain syndrome) after failure of non-operative management and prior to surgical management. This study evaluated primarily the safety and early preliminary efficacy of the OssaTron in treatment of patients with plantar fasciitis unrespons...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Alvarez R

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of surgically treated mucous cysts of the foot is poorly documented in the orthopaedic literature. This study reports on the treatment of mucous cysts of the toes by simple excision and joint debridement. This is in contrast to treatment of similar lesions in the fingers which is often treated by excision ...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Calder JD,Buch B,Hennessy MS,Saxby TS

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of bilateral Achilles tendon xanthoma as the first clinical manifestation of familial hypercholesterolemia. We review the literature and stress the need for orthopaedic surgeons to be familiar with this disease. An early diagnosis of this metabolic disorder is important to institute medical therapy an...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Carranza-Bencano A,Fernádez-Centeno M,Leal-Cerro A,Duque-Jimeno V,Gomez-Arroyo JA,Zurita-Gutierrez M

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using optical pedobarography, the outcome of open reduction and internal fixation of displaced os calcis fractures was assessed. In 12 patients, well reconstructed heel contact widths and no reduction in heel-ground contact times were found. In conjunction with this, patients showed lateral deviation of the plantar pr...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Davies MB,Betts RP,Scott IR

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pes planus is a term frequently used in describing flatfoot; however, no study has objectively defined flatfoot. We evaluated the single leg stance footprint of 40 feet in 21 people with no history of foot problems, using pressure-sensitive film and a Harris mat. The medial and lateral aspects of the forefoot, midfoot...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Tareco JM,Miller NH,MacWilliams BA,Michelson JD

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to review consecutive fifth metatarsal fractures in the author's (KFK) practice from August, 1999, to November, 2003. METHODS:During this period 64 patients (66 fractures; 35 tuberosity fractures, 10 Jones fractures, three stress fractures, two segmental shaft fractures and 16 ...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Konkel KF,Menger AG,Retzlaff SA

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether modification of a surgical practice by using regional anesthesia and local bone grafting would yield the same surgical results as traditional anesthesia and iliac crest bone graft, with a cost reduction. All patients were matched by preoperative disease and were asses...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Luber MJ,Nunley JA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluation and management of osteochondral lesions of the talus (OLTs) often warrant advanced imaging studies, especially in revision or cases with cystic defects. It is possible that orthopedic surgeons may overestimate the size and misinterpret the morphology of OLT from conventional computed tomography (C...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Walley KC,Gonzalez TA,Callahan R,Fairfull A,Roush E,Saloky KL,Juliano PJ,Lewis GS,Aynardi MC

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All patients with cerebral palsy who had hallux valgus and bunion deformities surgically corrected between 1986 and 1995 were reviewed to determine whether techniques other than arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint would adequately correct these deformities. Twenty-six feet of 17 patients were surgically...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Jenter M,Lipton GE,Miller F

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plantar heel pain syndrome has been attributed to entrapment neuropathy, plantar fasciitis, calcaneal spurs, and stress fractures of the calcaneus. Although deteriorated mechanical properties of the heel pads may play an important role in the pathogenesis of heel pain syndrome, this has received little notice. In this...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Tsai WC,Wang CL,Hsu TC,Hsieh FJ,Tang FT

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Joint-preserving, realignment surgical procedures have gained increasing popularity as treatment of asymmetric early- and mid-stage ankle osteoarthritis. The aim of the present study was to quantify bilateral gait biomechanics in patients who underwent ankle realignment surgery by supramalleolar osteotomies....

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Nüesch C,Huber C,Paul J,Henninger HB,Pagenstert G,Valderrabano V,Barg A

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Specialized treatment of plantar fasciitis that can reduce inflammation and promote healing may be a possible alternative prior to surgical intervention. We report the results of a randomized clinical trial examining the efficacy of micronized dehydrated human amniotic/chorionic membrane (mDHACM) injection a...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Zelen CM,Poka A,Andrews J

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Squamous cell carcinoma arising from chronic osteomyelitis is uncommon, and although most occur in the lower extremities, occurrence in the foot and ankle is rare. METHODS:Between February, 1991, and May, 2003, we treated 14 patients (13 men and one woman) with squamous cell carcinomas arising in chronic os...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Altay M,Arikan M,Yildiz Y,Saglik Y

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbus Ledderhose is a rare hyperproliferative disease of the plantar fascia, leading to the formation of nodules. Its origin is unknown. No causal therapy is available, and treatment remains symptomatic. Various therapeutic strategies to alleviate symptoms are available and are adapted to the severity of the disease....

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Veith NT,Tschernig T,Histing T,Madry H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic injuries to the midtarsal joint are quite uncommon and usually involve fractures of adjacent bones. Pure dislocations without fracture are very rare. A patient sustained a pure dislocation that was treated with a nonweight-bearing cast for six weeks, but she went on to present with chronic subluxation at the...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Milgram JW

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of cutaneous warming on the transcutaneous oxygen measurement (TcPO2) at standard locations below the knee, on the dorsal foot, on the plantar right great toe, and on the plantar surface under the second metatarsal head of 656 diabetic and 16 nondiabetic subjects. All subjects underwent a direct...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Smith DG,Boyko EJ,Ahroni JH,Stensel VL,Davignon DR,Pecoraro RE

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the function of the ankle joint during walking before and after Scandinavian Total Ankle Replacement (STAR). Nine patients (six males and three females) with an average age of 65 years, scheduled for unilateral total ankle replacement for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthriti...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Dyrby C,Chou LB,Andriacchi TP,Mann RA

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a case report of a 52-year-old woman who sustained a medial subtalar dislocation with fracture of the posterior process of the talus in a traffic accident. After closed reduction of the subtalar dislocation, tomography demonstrated that the talus fracture involved the entire posterior process and the posterior...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Chen YJ,Hsu RW,Shih HN,Huang TJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research by our group and others indicates that many amputations of the lower limb occur after foot ulceration in patients with diabetes. It has been proposed that diabetic foot ulcers are mainly caused by repetitive trauma in areas of high plantar pressure during walking. Recent technology permits in-shoe measurement...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Ahroni JH,Boyko EJ,Forsberg R

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND::The effect of bone mineral density (BMD) on outcomes from total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) has not been studied. BMD can be estimated by measuring Hounsfield units (HU) on standard computed tomography (CT), which is frequently performed prior to TAA. We aimed to identify whether tibial and talar HU measured f...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Cody EA,Lachman JR,Gausden EB,Nunley JA 2nd,Easley ME

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was conducted to test the hypothesis that alterations in shoe gear can affect tibial strains in the human during dynamic loading. Rosette strain gauges were mounted on the medial border of the mid-diaphysis in two human subjects with a new strain gauge bonding technique using methyl methacrylate. Strain meas...

journal_title：Foot & ankle international

authors： Milgrom C,Burr D,Fyhrie D,Forwood M,Finestone A,Nyska M,Giladi M,Liebergall M,Simkin A

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00