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The patient is positioned supine with the foot at the end of the operating table. The foot is prepared and draped as usual. Under image intensifier guidance, three 20-gauge needles are inserted, 2 cm apart, angled at 45° to the plantar surface of the foot so that the tips of...

A 54-year-old woman with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy, neuropathic arthropathy of the feet and a plantar ulcer underwent plain radiography, which showed 2 clipped-off hypodermic needles, of which she had been unaware, in the soft tissue of one foot. This previously unreported complication is clinically instructive in that it...

New clinical and basic science data on the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which wear particles stimulate the host inflammatory response have provided deeper insight into the pathophysiology of periprosthetic bone loss. Interactions among wear particles, macrophages, osteoblasts, bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and T cells contribute...

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Removing a needle from a foot can be a challenging surgical experience. To avoid prolonged frustration in attempting removal under local infiltration in accident and emergency, we routinely use general or regional anaesthesia in the operating theatre with image intensifier assistance.
As a surgical strategy, we use an artery forceps to approach the...

Walking barefoot is common in developing countries and the feet are therefore exposed to a variety of trivial injuries, some of which lead to cellulitis or abscess formation. If left untreated or improperly managed, osteomyelitis or septic arthritis, usually involving the heel or metatarsals, may follow. In countries with limited...