Feet and Safety at home
‘Feet and safety at home’ Welcome to ‘feet and safety at home’ responding to injury (Part 1) When it comes to accidents we all know safety in the home is important but what we don’t know is how often feet contribute to injury. Australian...
Arthrodesis definition & procedure
Arthrodesis definition & procedure Arthrodesis is used for the smaller toes of the foot and the first toe. The surgeon will remove bone and damaged cartilage from the joint. Unlike a ‘replacement arthroplasty’, where an artificial spacer can be...Arthroplasty definition & procedure
Arthroplasty Definition & procedure This surgical method is commonly used for smaller toes of the foot. The technique involves you have some bone removed from the small toe joints. In the first toe an excisional arthroplasty known as a Keller procedure may lead...
A mysterious heel bump
A mysterious heel bump (Part 2) ‘Haglund’s deformity’ Let me try to demystify one type of heel pain known simply as the pump bump. Patients often ask how does a heel bump it arise and what we can do about my heel bump? Vaishya (2016) calls it a...
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