Ignacio Vives Ponseti developed a noninvasive method for treating congenital club foot in the US during the late 1940s. Congenital club foot is a deformity that affects the tissues in the lower leg and foot such that the foot abnormally turns inwards and upwards. Ponseti developed the method after noting that an affected infant's tissues are malleable and could respond to gentle correction inst...

INTRODUCTION Charcot foot is a relatively uncommon complication of diabetes but one which can lead to chronic ulceration, marked deformity and amputation. Although its aetiology is not fully understood, several advances have occurred in its management. Surgery has a definite role to play but the mainstay of initial treatment is non-operative. Correct diagnosis can prevent progressive deformity....

Introduction Type 2 diabetes is predicted to become the 7 leading cause of death in the world by the year 2030 [1]. Diabetic foot is the most common long-term diabetic complication, and it is a major risk factor for plantar ulceration (PU), it is determined by peripheral neuropathy (PN), vascular disease, increased foot pressures, foot trauma, deformity and callus [1]. The aim of this study is ...

The calcaneonavicular (spring) ligament complex is a critical static support of the medial arch of the foot. Compromise of this structure has been implicated as a primary causative factor of talar derotation leading to the clinical deformity of peritalar subluxation. Few procedures have been described to address this deficiency. The technique we describe here is a simple yet effective method to...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the clinical effectiveness of early foot orthosis intervention for painful correctable valgus deformity of the rearfoot in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS Patients with RA were randomized to receive custom manufactured rigid foot orthoses under podiatry supervision (n = 50) or enter a control group (n = 48). The control group received foot orthoses only when prescr...

BACKGROUND A comprehensive understanding of clinical risk factors for developing foot ulcerations would help clinicians to categorize patients by their risk status and schedule intervention resources accordingly to prevent amputation. OBJECTIVE To evaluate risk factors for foot ulcerations among persons with diabetes mellitus. METHOD We enrolled 225 age-matched patients, 46.7% male, with a ...