Surgeons often delay ankle fracture surgeries due to swelling, fearing it increases wound complications. However, there are no guidelines...

Published this spring, a study titled “ The Medial Mini-Open Supine Achilles Repair: Outcomes on a Medially Based Mini-Open Technique...

Achilles tendon ruptures are common in active adults. While return-to-play stats exist, a recent study specifically focused on...

Most gait studies post-ankle surgery are performed with participants walking barefoot, which is not a realistic scenario. A notable ...

by Vince Vacketta, DPM The dilemma: Surgical repair for acute Achilles tendon (AAT) rupture or non-operative care? The research: A new...

In a recent retrospective  study , researchers reviewed 282 feet in 180 ambulatory cerebral palsy (CP) patients undergoing calcaneal...

by Vince Vacketta, DPM Midfoot and 1st metatarsal phalangeal (MTP) fusions are predictable for pain relief, but everyone wants to know if...

Is there any scientific guidance to help us make decisions beyond sparing patients the discomfort of staple removal? There is some good...

by Vince Vacketta, DPM The extent of activity limitations after a TAA is not fully understood. We are aware of activities to avoid, such...