Essentials of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Description:

This book is a ‘go-to’ guide for postgraduate Orthopaedic examinations as well as for Orthopaedic surgeons for trauma and elective foot and ankle surgery. A streamlined approach ensures that the 22 core topics are covered in a succinct and practical way. Foot and ankle surgery is a vast topic that can be daunting to revise due to the complex and diverse nature of associated pathologies. This highly illustrated succinct text, together with key learning points ensures a rapid understanding of all the essential elements of foot and ankle surgery. * Provides ‘need -to-know’ information for Orthopaedic surgeons * Assists with exam preparation for postgraduate exit exams such as the FRCS (Trauma & Orth) * Simple, succinct and concise * Over 500 illustrations to aid learning * Accompanying website with MCQs and videos of clinical examination and surgical techniques Orthopaedic surgeons, registrars and trainees, other specialty doctors, general practioners and physiotherapists with musculoskeletal interest and podiatrists will all find here ‘gold standard’ answers to foot and ankle conditions.

Table of Contents:

1 Foot and ankle examination

2 Applied anatomy and surgical approaches

3 Biomechanics of the foot and ankle

4 Principles of foot and ankle orthoses

5 Paediatric and adolescent foot disorders

6 Forefoot disorders

7 The rheumatoid foot

8 Pes plano valgus

9 The cavovarus foot

10 Inferior heel pain

11 Ankle arthritis

12 Ankle instability

13 Achilles disorders

14 Achilles tendon rupture

15 Ankle fractures

16 Lisfranc injuries

17 Fractures of the talus

18 Calcaneal fractures

19 Management of diabetic foot

20 Surgical principles of amputations

21 Principles of lower limb prosthetics and rehabilitation

22 Foot and ankle radiology

Index