Apoptosis: Progressive Deterioration in Chronically Unstable Ankle
Apoptosis refers to planned cell death and is critical for body homeostasis by eliminating harmful cells. In musculoskeletal medicine, it...
May 4, 20231 min read
Crouching (or Limping) Tiger
The world watched Tiger Woods limp off the golf course after setting his 36th record at Augusta National. This time the record was making...
May 4, 20231 min read
The Conundrum of Syndesmotic Injury
Few topics in the foot and ankle space have allured as much attention as the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis. Until recently, the...
Apr 20, 20231 min read
Nailed it ... Maybe
Some may suggest that there is a paradigm shift from traditional plate and screw (PS) fixation for ankle fractures to intramedullary...
Feb 9, 20231 min read
Ankle Fusion Vs. Total Ankle
In a small 10-patient study, Timothy R. Daniels et al. compared patients living with an ankle fusion on one side and a TAR on the other....
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Insight on Infections Following Total Anke Arthroplasty
Demand has continued to increase for Total Ankle Arthroplasty (TAA) among patients and surgeons alike, as the popularity and indications...
Sep 22, 20221 min read
Direct Ligament Repair in Syndesmotic Injury
There is nothing like syndesmotic injuries to inspire debate between the orthopedic trauma and foot and ankle communities. Screw...
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Fitness Trackers and Wearables
By the end of 2022, statistics project there will be 1 billion wearable devices worldwide. While there are many reasons to wear such a...
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Distraction Arthroplasty: Adjuvant Procedures May Be Doing More Harm Than Good
Distraction Arthroplasty (DA) is an alternative for select patients in the treatment of ankle osteoarthrosis. Distraction offloads the...
Apr 14, 20221 min read
The Swiss Are No Longer Neutral in the Foot and Ankle Space
By Derek Felici Medartis recently acquired Nextremity Solutions to expand its footprint in the foot and ankle implant space. Already a...
Mar 23, 20221 min read
PSI and Varus: Accuracy in High Varus Ankles
Published in Foot & Ankle Specialist, Ben Umbel and co-authors studied the impact of CT-derived patient specific instrumentation and the...
Jan 12, 20221 min read
Saints Future Looks Murkier
New Orleans Saints player Taysom Hill suffered a Lisfranc injury to his foot early on during the must-win game against the Atlanta...
Jan 12, 20221 min read
Christmas-Related Injuries
The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), which conducts surveillance on consumer product-related injuries in the US,...
Dec 16, 20211 min read
The Distal Metatarsal Articular Angle: Fact or Fiction?
The popularity of first tarsometarsal joint fusion, commonly referred to as the Lapidus procedure, has continued to grow in recent years,...
Dec 16, 20211 min read
3D MRI: Trick or Treat?
With ankle sprains being one of the most common MSK injuries, the anterior talofibular ligament (ATFL) gets a lot of attention....
Nov 10, 20211 min read
Can I Get an Operation Named After Me?
Only in foot and ankle can you get an operation named after you when all you do is divide stretched ligaments in half and tighten them...
Oct 28, 20211 min read
The Tribe has Spoken
Joint arthroplasty success is a long game with survivorship being the key issue. The Lancet published registry data in a total knee...
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Aging Superstar and Ankle Injuries
Last Sunday, during the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies game, Lakers superstar Lebron James suffered an ankle injury after...
Oct 28, 20211 min read
The Peroneal Tendons, More Than Just Evertors of the Ankle?
Preoperative Gait Analysis of Peroneal Tendon Tears, a retrospective case series published in Foot & Ankle International, for the first...
Oct 14, 20211 min read
Foot and Ankle in the NFL (Week 5)
Sunday afternoon, while going head to head against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 5 of the NFL's regular season, Giants running back Saquon...
Oct 14, 20211 min read




