First In-Person AOFAS Meeting Since Start of Pandemic
Attendees of the American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) Annual Meeting 2021 filled the Charlotte Convention Center in North...
Sep 29, 20211 min read
The Fingerprint of Gait
A runner who runs 20 miles per week can log more than 1 million footstrikes per year. One factor of cumulative overload is technique and...
Sep 29, 20211 min read
First MTP Arthritis, Is There a Way We Can Keep Motion?
Cartiva was marketed as "synthetic cartilage replacement" for the first MTP. With great fanfare, this technology was acquired by Wright...
Sep 16, 20211 min read
Percutaneous Resection of Haglund’s Deformity: Is Operative Treatment Really That Simple?
Haglund’s triad of insertional achilles tendinopathy, retrocalcaneal bursitis and posterior calcaneal impingement is common. Detachment...
Sep 15, 20211 min read
AOFAS Annual Meeting Is Upon Us
The American Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) will host its annual meeting next week, Sept. 22-25, in Charlotte, NC. AOFAS...
Sep 15, 20211 min read
DMMO and the Floating Toe
Elena Neunteufel, MD, et al. case series, "Minimally Invasive Distal Metatarsal Metaphyseal Osteotomy of the Lesser Toes: Clinical,...
Sep 2, 20211 min read
Can We Please Stop Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Advertising?
The U.S. healthcare sector spends more money lobbying to advocate for policies that will benefit their members or businesses than any...
Sep 1, 20211 min read
I Freaking Love My Peloton
The Peloton Craze The COVID experience has shifted the gym workout to home and resulted in a boon to business for exercise equipment...
Sep 1, 20211 min read
3D Osteolysis Patterns in TAR
Total ankle replacements (TARs) have higher rates of osteolysis than hip or knee replacements. New problem or old problem getting worse?...
Aug 19, 20211 min read
Functional Bracing: A Closer Look
The philosophy of functional bracing is based upon principles which are different from the goals of the AO technique. Sarmiento and other...
Aug 19, 20211 min read
Duck! Does the Sales Rep Have Med Mal Exposure?
A spinal operation was planned for a single level fusion. Allegedly, the spinal implant was larger than the one the surgeon had wanted to...
Aug 19, 20211 min read
Outwit, Outlast, Outplay
As the TV show Survivor starts its 41st season, we have to stop and ask, how old are we? On the theme of survivorship, the total ankle...
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Riding the Next Covid Wave
As the Delta Covid-19 variant surges, we are again asking how we should adapt our practices to the new reality. Two weeks before, one...
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Study Evaluates MICA for Correcting Hallux Valgus Deformity and Postoperative Narcotic Use
“Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes of Percutaneous Chevron-Akin Osteotomies for the Correction of Hallux Valgus Deformity,” a case...
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Early Failure of the Paragon28 Phantom Hindfoot Fusion Nail
Last week's JB&JS Case Connector Case Report “Early Failure of the Paragon28 Phantom Hindfoot Fusion Nail” by Dr. Elizabeth M. Friedmann...
Jul 22, 20211 min read
Devastating Injury at UFC 264
Under the bright lights in the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas Nevada, one of the most recognizable names in combat sports, Coner McGregor,...
Jul 21, 20211 min read
The Holy Grail of Fixation?
The promise of bio fixation – fixation that disappears after its useful life – has been an elusive target limited by osteolysis and...
Jul 21, 20211 min read
If I have a Hammer Everything Starts to Look like a Nail
IM nails for fibula fractures is the proposition Intramedullary nailing of fibula fractures with the advocates citing decreased wound...
Jul 7, 20211 min read
That's B for Billion
A leveraged buyout with a total value of $34 billion makes the Medline Industries, Inc. deal one of the largest leveraged buyouts in a...
Jul 7, 20211 min read
Anyone Who Survived Last Year Must Have Some Level of Resiliency
Resilience, defined as the ability to bounce back from stress, has been suggested as a predictor of surgical outcomes. This has been...
Jul 7, 20211 min read
The Medial Double Arthrodesis: Over-rated?
There is little debate regarding the utility of arthrodesis type procedures in the treatment of end-stage adult acquired flatfoot...
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Don't Count This Guy Out ... Or the Impact of Surgical Achilles Repair
With just over 2 minutes remaining in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals, Kevin Durant tore his achilles. Odds of returning to play were not...
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Shaping Our Implant Future — With 3D Printing
Additive manufacturing has been quietly building presence in the orthopedic implant space. It is estimated that the market for 3D...
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Foot Innovate's Founders Conference Draws a Crowd
The inaugural Foot Innovate Founders Conference, held last week in Atlanta, GA, included an education-based agenda of interactive...
Jun 9, 20211 min read




