Main description:

This handbook is a comprehensive guide to foot and ankle surgery. Beginning with an extensive section on general considerations, covering not only diagnosis, referral and the operating room, topics also include non-surgical aspects such as office management, administration, research and working with residents and fellows.

The following sections are divided by region of the foot, with each discussing in depth, the diagnosis and management of various abnormalities and disorders.

Written by an extensive, internationally recognised author and editor team from throughout the USA, this invaluable manual includes more than 500 full colour clinical photographs and illustrations.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to foot and ankle surgery
Covers all sections of the foot and associated disorders
Includes non-surgical considerations
Extensive US author and editor team

Contents:

Section 1: General Considerations

General Workup of the Foot and Ankle Patient
Making the Diagnosis and the Discussion of Management with the Patient
Dealing with Referring Physicians
When to Refer a Patient?
When and How to Discharge a Patient from Your Practice?
The Operating Room
The Follow-up Clinic
Managing Complications
Working with Residents and Fellows
Administration and Organization of the Subspecialty Office
Clinical and Basic Research

Section 2: Forefoot Problems

Bunions (Hallux Valgus)
Hallux Rigidus and Arthritis of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint
Second Hammer Toe and Cross-over Toe
Other Lesser Toe Problems
Great Toe Sesamoid Problems

Section 3: Midfoot Problems

Tarsometatarsal and Midtarsal Joint Arthritis
Fourth and Fifth Tarsometatarsal Arthritis
Stress Fractures of the Tarsal Navicular
Avascular Necrosis of the Tarsal Navicular

Section 4: Hindfoot Problems

Heel Pain Syndrome and Plantar Fasciitis
Subtalar and Transverse Tarsal Arthritis
Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
Flexible Flat Foot in Children and Adolescents
Rigid Flat Foot in Children and Adolescents
Cavus Foot in Adolescents and Adults
Subtalar Arthroscopy, Hindfoot Endoscopy and Tendoscopy

Section 5: Ankle Problems

Lateral Instability of the Ankle
Medial Instability of the Ankle
Ankle Arthroscopy
Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Talus
Ruptures of the Tendo-Achilles
Haglund Deformity, Retrocalcaneal Bursitis and "Pump Bumps"
Insertional Tendinosis of the Tendo-Achilles
Noninsertional Tendinosis and Paratendinitis of the Tendo-Achilles
Peroneal Tendon Pathology
Anterior Tibial Ruptures
Arthritis of the Ankle Including Adjacent and Pantalar Arthritis
Arthrodesis of the Ankle
Total Ankle Arthroplasty Including Combinations with Osteotomies and Arthrodesis of Surrounding Bones and Joints
Combined Ankle and Subtalar Arthrodesis (Pantalar), Ankle and Triple Combined Arthrodesis

Section 6: Nerve Problems of the Foot and Ankle

Nerve Problems of the Foot and Ankle
Neuromas-Acute and Chronic or Recurrent
Entrapment Syndromes

Section 7: Neuromuscular Problems

Cerebral Palsy
Acquired Brain Injury
Muscular Dystrophy

Section 8: The Rheumatoid Foot

Rheumatoid Pathology

Section 9: The Diabetic Foot

The Neuropathic Foot

Section 10: Special Fracture Problems of the Foot and Ankle

Pilon Fractures
Unstable Ankle Fractures
Talus Fractures
Calcaneus Fractures
Subtalar Dislocations
Fifth Metatarsal Fractures