Foot and Ankle
DEFINITION Ankle sprains are the most common athletic-associated in-jury: They represent up to 40% of all spo…
DEFINITION Posterior ankle impingement syndrome is a clinical disorder characterized by posterior ankle pain …
DEFINITION The HINTEGRA Total Ankle Prosthesis (Integra LifeSciences Corp., Plainsboro, NJ) is an unconstrain…
DEFINITION Tibiotalocalcaneal arthritis is formally defined as the loss of cartilage from both the tibiotalar…
DEFINITION The term osteochondral lesion of the talus (OLT) refers to any pathology of the talar articular ca…
DEFINITION The INBONE II (Wright Medical Technology, Memphis, TN) total ankle system, like other total ankle …
DEFINITION The Salto Total Ankle Prosthesis (Tornier SA, Saint- Ismier, France) is a cementless resurfacing-t…
DEFINITION The subtalar joint is a complex and functionally important joint of the lower extremity. It plays …
DEFINITION Tendinopathy of the Achilles tendon involves clinical conditions in and around the tendon arising …
DEFINITION Subluxation or dislocation of the peroneal tendon is a relatively uncommon injury, with the majori…
DEFINITION Talus fractures are high-energy fractures that can have traumatic bone loss, avascular necrosis (A…
DEFINITION Achilles tendon ruptures usually occur 3 to 4 cm above the calcaneal tuberosity. Although most inj…
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