Differential diagnosis for unilateral, left leg edema

I saw a 53-year-old female today for left ankle pain and chronic left leg swelling.  The swelling was pitting, meaning that with digital pressure to the skin, when you pull away, your finger leaves a divot, or pit in the skin.  Pitting edema cla...

Foot and ankle educational resources for patients

A how-to guide for providers – using the Myfootshop.com foot and ankle knowledge base

As a health care provider, how can you use Myfootshop.com’s foot and ankle knowledge base to benefit your patients?  There are two ways that are really quick and ...

Foot drop – trauma and treatment

Contusion of the common peroneal nerve resulting in foot drop

I saw an interesting case of post-trauma foot drop (peroneal palsy) this week.  The patient was a 24 y/o female who described falling against her car and hitting her right leg on the license plate.  She ...

Charcot joint treatment pearls...

In my blog post last week, I discussed how fusion of one joint increases load to adjacent joints resulting in early onset of pain and arthritis.  This accelerated deformation of the joint is called adjacent segment disease.  Speaking of adjacent segment disease…

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To fuse or not to fuse – that is the bunionectomy

Adjacent segment pathology following bunionectomy procedures

Foot and ankle surgeons use a number of fusion techniques to treat forefoot pathology.  Fusion of the great toe joint is commonly used to treat acquired hallux valgus (bunion).  The Lapid...