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The Most Up-to-Date Book on ESWT A Accessory Bones of the Foot Accessory Navicular Achilles Tendinitis Akin Procedure Amputation of Foot and Ankle Anterior Impingement Snydrome of Ankle Arthrodesis of First MTP Joint Avulsion of Base of 5th Metatarsal B Bunionette C Calcaneus Calcaneal Apophysitis Calcaneovalgus Foot Cavovarus Foot Cheilectomy of First MTP Chevron Osteotomy … Read more

Tibial Tunnel for ACL Reconstruction

– Discussion:      – considerations for graft placement     – optimal graft angle     – land marks for graft entry point      – determination of graft length      – retention of remnant ligament:            – ref: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with remnant preservation: a prospective, randomized controlled study. – Transtibial Technique:     – tibial tunnel guide is … Read more

Scaphoid / Scaphoid Fracture

       – Work Up for Scaphoid Fracture: (w/ discussion)   – clinical differential diagnosis: – distal radius frx – transscaphoid perilunate dislocation: – scaphoid impaction syndrome – radiographs and determination of stability (CT scan) – non diagnostic radiograph  (bone scan) – tubercle frx – transverse waist frx – proximal pole frx – treatment: … Read more

Hintermann Series H2™ Literature: Reviews

  Reviews Total ankle arthroplasty: a review of 11 current ankle implants Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2004 Challenges in total ankle arthroplasty Foot Ankle Int. 2004 A brief history of total ankle replacement and a review of the current status Med Eng Phys. 2007 Mobile-bearing total ankle arthroplasty Foot Ankle Clin N Am. 2008 Current … Read more

Orthotics for the Foot

– See: Metatarsalgia: and Running Injuries – Discussion:     – functional anatomy:              – normal foot during gait will become supple by eversion to allow for wt bearing during heel strike, and will become a rigid lever during push off by heel inversion;              – in … Read more

IM Nailing of Humeral Shaft Frx

– See: Humeral Frx – Main Menu: / humeral shaft fractures – Discussion:     – may be indicated for multi-trauma patients w/ humeral shaft frx, and patients w/ pathologic frx;     – note that following humeral shaft frx, IM nailing provides torsional and bending stiffness of only            20-30% of normal;     … Read more

Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections, 3rd EditionHandbook of Lower Extremity Infections, 3rd Edition

div class=”mh-row clearfix”> h1>Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections, 3rd Editionh1 style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt” align=”center”>font color=”#993300″>Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections, 3rd Edition/font>/h1>/h1> div class=”bodycopy”>div style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt”>a href=”http://www.datatrace.com/medical/lei_order.htm”>img height=”263″ width=”160″ align=”left” border=”1″ alt=”” src=”http://www.datatrace.com/email/images/small-LEI.gif”/>/a>Data Trace Publishing Company is pleased to announce the publication of em>Handbook of Lower Extremity Infections, 3sup>rd/sup>/em> em>Edition/em>. Warren S. Joseph, author … Read more

Foot and Ankle Amputation

– Diabetic Foot – Treatment Considerations – Syme’s Amputation       – Ankle-level amputation. – Chopart Amputations:        – The Modified Chopart’s Amputation.        – Resurrection of the amputations of Lisfranc and Chopart for diabetic gangrene.        – Congenital Chopart amputation. A functional assessment. – Pirogoff:       – Pirogoff Amputation for Foot Trauma: An Unusual Amputation Level A … Read more

DT MedTech Announces Successful Implantations of the New Hintermann Series H2™ Total Ankle Replacement Prosthesis.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jeannie Sarda DT MedTech, LLC +1 410 427 0003 info@dtmedtech.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DT MedTech Announces Successful Implantations of the New Hintermann Series H2™ Total Ankle Replacement Prosthesis. February 7, 2018 (Baltimore, MD) – DT MedTech, LLC (DTM) announced today that Prof. Beat Hintermann, world-renowned foot and ankle surgeon and developer of the … Read more