Pain in the Heel
by Vince Vacketta, DPM In recent study on the epidemiology of insertional and mid portion Achilles tendinopathy in runners, authors Wenbo...
Aug 9, 20231 min read
No One Ever Drowned in Sweat: Using Functional Movement Screening in Preseason Physicals
With preseason football comes preseason physicals. Preventing injury is tightly linked to predicting injury. One of the tools commonly...
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Using AI to Avoid Boring Meetings
AI is changing a lot of things but, can it relieve me of mundane tasks such as hospital meetings? Enter OtterPilot, an AI bot that can...
Aug 9, 20231 min read
Elon Musk Cancels Elective Surgeries
by Vince Vacketta Tesla CEO Elon Musk has touted the combination of fasting and the use of a semaglutide injection, Wegovy as his secret...
Jul 26, 20232 min read
It's a Bloody Mess
Surgeons who operate without a tourniquet – up to 34% of surgeries in some studies – do so to mitigate risks and potential harm,...
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Restor3d Makes Big Move With Acquisition
Conformis is a total knee and total hip manufacturer. While it had the great idea of creating implants designed to mimic the natural...
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Arthroplasty and Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis can have negative consequences for ingrowth and fixation. In total ankle arthroplasty osteoporosis is one of the indications...
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Pickleball's Growing Popularity Spurs Surge in Injuries and Invester Interest
Pickleball has recently gained widespread popularity, making it the fastest-growing sport in America for the third consecutive year....
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Tumor Prothesis for the Foot
Custom 3D implants have built on momentum with large bone reconstructions to address defects associated with tumor reconstruction in the...
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Where There's Smoke, There's Fire?
Not always. In their provocative paper, “The Microbiome of Osteoarthritic Hip and Knee Joints: A Prospective Multicenter Investigation,”...
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Avoiding the Dreaded Amputation
Definitive amputation for recalcitrant full thickness surgical wounds is a dreaded complication, defining surgical failure. Over the past...
Jun 28, 20231 min read
Team Doctors Under Pressure
A wacky malpractice award has everyone scrambling for cover. Former Eagles safety Chris Maragos won a $43.5 million jury lawsuit. The...
Jun 15, 20231 min read
The PSI Momentum Continues
RedPoint developed and released to the market patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) cutting guides for use in foot and ankle...
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Equity is the Buzzward, Including NIH Funding
Recent data shows: 2% of NIH-supported institutions get about 53% of all research project grant dollars 10 top-funded institutions each...
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Tell Me How You Really Feel About the Bunion Market
First, there was 3D hallux valgus correction, then 4D correction, and now, minimally invasive surgery – the hottest buzz in foot and...
Jun 1, 20232 min read
The Dreaded Cyst After Total Ankle Replacement
There is much is to be discovered concerning cysts and total ankle arthroplasty, but we do know is that cysts may lead to aseptic...
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Wound Care Business in Crisis
BioAventis has agreed to sell its wound business to LifeNet Health, which includes skin substitutes TheraSkin and TheraGenesis. The...
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Preoperative Patient Related Factors and TAR Outcomes
Some patients report poor health-related quality of life after undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA). Gustafsson et al. conducted a...
May 18, 20231 min read
Ankle Fractures and Weight Change
An estimated 134,000 ankle fractures occur annually, according to a study that used the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to...
May 17, 20231 min read
The Discovery Void
Surgical site infection is a common complication after foot and ankle surgery, and antimicrobial resistance is on the rise. The calls for...
May 17, 20231 min read
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 Debate Is Over, Right?
Fusion of the great toe reigns supreme over joint replacement for first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis. Case closed, right?...
May 4, 20231 min read
Air Jordan Trivia for the Foot & Ankle Crowd
Inspired by AIR, the biographical sports drama based on true events about the origin of Nike Air Jordan shoe line. $560,000 The most...
Apr 20, 20231 min read




