For answer see page 154 A 45-year-old woman with a history of neurofibromatosis presented with pain and numbness in her left foot for the past 3 months. She noted that a mass had been present in the medial aspect of left ankle for several years, but only in the past months had it caused paresthesia over the plantar foot and tarsal tunnel. Physical examination confirmed a tender mass in the medi...

Introduction: Plantar fasciitis is a common idiopathic debilitating condition linked to the biomechanics of the lower limb. Conventional care of stretching, splints, arch supports, extracorporeal shock wave therapy and cortisone injections offer inconsistent results. This case series demonstrates another approach to the management of plantar fasciitis utilising acupuncture and looking beyond th...

Flexor digitorum brevis is an intrinsic muscle of the sole of the foot that lies immediately superior to the central part of the plantar aponeurosis and inferior to the tendons of flexor digitorum longus. Its flat spindle shaped muscle belly arises as a thin tendon from the medial process of tuber calcanei, proximal part of plantar aponeurosis, intermuscular septa and other adjacent fascial lay...

OBJECTIVES The object of this study was to describe previously defined soft tissue structures by using spin and gradient sequences in a 0.5 Tesla magnetic resonance system in order to improve the characterisation of tendon and ligaments at the plantar region of the equine tarsus and metatarsus while considering possible age-related variations. METHODS Cadaveric hindlimbs from twenty-two Warmb...

tendon just proximal to the navicular bone tubercle and bifurcates to medial and lateral branches. The medial branch of the deep branch of the medial plantar artery nourishes the skin of the medial aspect of the foot along the midlateral line of the first metacarpus. A flap can be extended to the middle of the first metacarpus distally and the medial malleolus proximally. The maximum size of a ...

background: plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of heel pain. sonography has been proposed for early and differential diagnosis of heel pain. materials and methods: the study was performed on patients with plantar fasciitis (n=40). after completing the demographic data, the pain intensity was measured using visual analogue scale (vas); foot and ankle function by foot and ankle ability me...

BACKGROUND Plantar pressures are commonly used as clinical measures, especially to determine optimum foot orthotic design. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA) high plantar foot pressures have been linked to metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint radiological erosion scores. However, the sensitivity of foot pressure measurement to soft tissue pathology within the foot is unknown. The aim of this study was to ...

An uncommon skin manifestation of Dermatitis Herpetiformis is palmar and plantar purpura. Dermoscopic examination is useful for any skin condition since it allows recognition of structures that are not discernible to the naked eye. A 22 year-old Caucasian man was admitted with excoriated lesions and pruritus. Petechial lesions could be seen on volar aspect of the digits on the hands and feet. D...

as follows. About thirteen mouths ago while on a journey, he happened to break one of the glasses of his master's lantern, and accidently trod on the pieces during the night, which resulted in a wound on the plantar aspect of the foot (the cicatrix of which he still bears) between the bases of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones, and a " great loss of blood." Being under the impression that he was...

Methods The midfoot kinematics of 21 males were recorded whilst walking in a neutral shoe, a neutral shoe with a foot orthotic and a neutral shoe with nodules located on the plantar medial aspect of the foot (experimental shoe). Electromyography of the peroneus longus, tibialis anterior and medial gastrocnemius was also recorded and analysed. A Friedman’s ANOVA was used to evaluate differences ...