Anatomy Structures of the Foot and Ankle

The foot is made up of many bones and soft tissues such as muscles, ligaments and tendons. The bones of the foot are often divided into 3 regions: hindfoot, midfoot and forefoot. A joint is the area where two bones come together and it includes all of the soft tissue... Expert

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- Patient Information: Foot and Ankle 

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Metatarsal Fractures eMedicine

Fractures in the foot are common, and the metatarsals are among the bones most commonly fractured. The injury may be an acute fracture, which is usually due to dropping of heavy objects on foot, or due to a stress fracture secondary to abnormal repetitive trauma in normal bone. Alternatively, a...

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Foot Fractures 

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Lisfranc Midfoot Fracture Patient Information AAOS

Lisfranc injuries occur at the midfoot, where a cluster of small bones forms an arch on top of the foot between the ankle and the toes. From this cluster, five long bones (metatarsals) extend to the toes. The second metatarsal also extends down into the row of small bones and... Highly Reputable

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Foot Fractures 

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Plantar Fasciitis- A Common Cause of Heel Pain

Plantar Fasciitis: A Common Cause of Heel Pain. The plantar fascia is a band of tissue, much like a tendon, on the bottom of your foot. It starts at your heel and goes along the bottom of your foot. It attaches to each one of the bones that form the ball... Highly Reputable

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- OCOSH Classification: Fasciitis: Plantar Fasciitis 
- OCOSH Classification: Foot Conditions: Plantar Fasciitis 
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Fracture of the Talus Patient Information AAOS

The talus (TAY-lus) is a small bone that sits between the heel bone (calcaneus) and the two bones of the lower leg (tibia and fibula). It has an odd humped shape, somewhat like a turtle. The bones of the lower leg "ride" on top and around the sides to form... Highly Reputable

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Foot Fractures: Talus Fractures 

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Spastic deformities of the hindfoot

Spastic deformities of the hindfoot may occur in isolation, as in peroneal spastic flat foot, or as part of a generalized condition, such as congenital or acquired cerebral palsy. Peroneal spastic flat foot is often but not always associated with tarsal coalition, a localized anatomical abnormality in which two or more of the...

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- OCOSH Classification: Muscular Diseases: Muscle Contracture: Spastic Contracture 

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Foot Skeletal Structure

The human foot is a biological masterpiece. Like a finely tuned race car or a space shuttle, it is complex, containing within its relatively small size 26 bones (the two feet contain a quarter of all the bones in the body), 33 joints and a network of more than 100...

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- Patient Information: Foot and Ankle 

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Joint Fusion or Arthrodesis

DEFINITIONS & PROCEDURES Joint Fusion or Arthrodesis Injury to a joint or arthritis can cause pain when the foot moves. If you suffer from a lot of pain and have severe joint destruction, your doctor may recommend a surgical procedure called a fusion. This procedure is also known as an arthrodesis.... Expert

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Patient Guide to Sesamoid Problems eOrthopod

Two pea-sized bones, called sesamoids, are embedded within the soft tissues under the main joint of the big toe. Even though they are small in size, the sesamoids play an important role in how the foot and big toe work. If the sesamoids are injured, they...

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- OCOSH Classification: Foot Conditions: Sesamoiditis 
- Patient Information: Foot and Ankle 

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Sesamoiditis

Sesamoid bones are commonly found in and around joints. While sesamoid bones can be found around any joint in the foot, they are consistently found within the joint of the great toe. The great toe joint contains 2 sesamoid bones, the tibial and fibular sesamoids.

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- OCOSH Classification: Foot Conditions: Sesamoiditis 
- Patient Information: Foot and Ankle 

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Tarsal Coalition eMedicine Orthopedics

Tarsal coalition is a condition in which 2 or more bones in the midfoot or hindfoot are joined. The most common types of coalitions are those between the calcaneus and either the talus or the navicular bones. Patients with this congenital condition usually present during late childhood or adolescence, but...

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- OCOSH Classification: Foot Deformities: Flatfoot: Tarsal Coalition 

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Stress fractures of the foot

Stress fractures in the foot bones are particularly common in runners and soldiers and especially in the metatarsals and calcaneus

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- Patient Information: Foot and Ankle 

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Split hand foot with long bone deficiency OMIM

%119100 SPLIT-HAND/FOOT MALFORMATION WITH LONG BONE DEFICIENCY 1; SHFLD1
Alternative titles;
CLEFT HAND AND ABSENT TIBIA
APLASIA OF TIBIA WITH ECTRODACTYLY
TIBIAL APLASIA WITH SPLIT-HAND/SPLIT-FOOT DEFORMITY
ECTRODACTYLY WITH APLASIA OF LONG BONES
Roberts (1967) described a family in which persons in 4 generations had one cleft hand with a missing middle finger and flexed ring...

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- OCOSH Classification: Hand Disorders and Deformities: Congenital Hand Deformities: Failure of formation of parts: Cleft Hand 

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Open Foot and Ankle Trauma COFAS

Open injuries of the foot and ankle are not as common as open fractures of the long bones and, thus the orthopaedic surgeon manages this problem less frequently. Nevertheless, it is important to adhere to the basic principles that apply to all open fractures: (i) adequate antibiotics, (ii) early irrigation...

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Foot Fractures 
- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Open Fractures 

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Accessory Bones of the Foot

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

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- Orthopedic Topics: Regional Orthopaedics: Foot 

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Sesamoid Bones of the Foot Wheeless

Discussion of anatomy, function, consequences of excision, radiographs and patho-anatomy

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- OCOSH Classification: Foot Conditions: Sesamoiditis 

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Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy- Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders

This section of the online text includes: Arthritis Associated with Spondylitis, Osteoarthritis and Neurogenic Arthropathy, Avascular Necrosis, Infections of Bones and Joints, Tumors of Bones and Joints, Osteoporosis, Paget's Disease of Bone, Nonarticular Rheumatism, Common Foot and Ankle Disorders, and Common Hand Disorders. All sections include diagnosis, etiology, and treatment.

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- OCOSH Classification 

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Wheeless' Fracture Menu

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics. Links to a complete list of fractures.
Acetabular Fracture Ankle Fractures Barton's Fracture: ...

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures 
- Orthopedic Topics: Trauma: Fundamentals of Orthopaedic Trauma 

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Köhler Disease eMedicine Orthopedics

In 1908, Köhler first described the disease named in his honor. This clinical entity belongs to a group of conditions called osteochondroses, which have been reported since 1903. Approximately 40 different osteochondroses are reported in the literature. In these self-limited diseases, there is avascular necrosis of primary or secondary centers...

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- OCOSH Classification: Bone Diseases: Osteochondroses: Kohlers Disease 

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Lisfranc injury Orthopaedia

Jacques Lisfranc, Napolean's military surgeon in the early 1800's, described the joints between the tarsal and metatarsal bones as a location amenable to forefoot amputation. The Lisfranc injury was later described as an injury at this level. The mechanism of injury was described as a fall off a horse with...

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- OCOSH Classification: Trauma: Fractures: Foot Fractures 

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Ankle and Foot Conditions Part 1

Ankleandfoot site includes the following topics: - Accessory Bones - Achilles tendinosis - Ankle Varus - Ankle Valgus - AVN - Navicular - AVN - Talus - Bipartate Cuneiform - Calcific Achilles - Charcot arthropathy - Hallux Limitus - Hallux Rigidus - Hallux Valgus - Juvenile Hallux Valgus - Juvenile Hallux Varus - Peroneal Tendon
Podiatry Education site

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- OCOSH Classification: Foot Conditions 

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The Neglected Clubfoot

The neglected clubfoot deformity is a major disabler of children and adults in developing nations. The bones and joints of the foot deform into fixed equinus, adductus, cavus, and supination as patients walk on the side or dorsum of the foot. There is severe obliquity of the calcaneocuboid joint,...

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- OCOSH Classification: Foot Deformities: Congenital Foot Deformities: Clubfoot 

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Singapore Sports and Orthopaedic Services

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We are a specialist clinic catered to treating sports and orthopaedic problems. Our practice caters for most orthopaedic needs, specializing in orthopaedic trauma surgery (fractures, broken bones), leg lengthening, limb reconstruction, deformity correction, and non-union and bone infection surgery. We also focus on elective orthopaedic surgery like knee arthroscopy, bunion...

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- Surgeons and Clinics: Singapore 

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Sesamoid Bones of the Foot

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics

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- Orthopedic Topics: Regional Orthopaedics: Foot 

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Stollery Childrens Hospital Edmonton

Pediatric Orthopedics provides assessment, intervention, education and follow-up for children who require surgical or medical (non-surgical) management of conditions of the musculoskeletal system (bones, joints, muscles, tendons). Reasons for referral include general orthopedic care (fractures and acute infections or injuries); leg-length discrepancies (either congenital or acquired); hip instability (congenital dislocated...

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- Surgeons and Clinics: Canada: Alberta 

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