Orthopaedic Knowledge Update: Foot and Ankle 6: Print + Digital version with Multimedia

This comprehensive text addresses all aspects of foot and ankle surgery in a single, convenient volume. OKU: Foot and Ankle 6 presents relevant, evidence-based information, discusses its practical application, and provides supporting references, all tailored to the needs of today’s practicing orthopaedic surgeons and trainees. Written, edited, and peer-reviewed by dedicated foot and ankle surgeons, it offers a complete guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of orthopaedic foot and ankle injuries and disorders, supported by the latest evidence. 

• Covers a wide range of topics in foot and ankle surgery, focusing on proven and promising treatments and approaches for this complex area.
• Provides evidence-based information, reinforced by recent prospective and randomized studies, on biomechanics and surgical techniques, special problems and controversial topics.
• Features a general review of foot and ankle topics along with updated information and important findings published in the literature from 2014 to 2018. Each of the 31 chapters includes an annotated reference list that summarizes recent relevant studies.
• Includes sections on General Foot and Ankle Topics, Neuromuscular Disease, Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle, The Forefoot, Special Problems of the Foot and Ankle, Foot and Ankle Trauma, and Tendon Disorders and Sports-Related Foot and Ankle Injuries.
• Ideal for general orthopaedists specializing in foot and ankle, sports medicine, or lower extremity, as well as residents in training and those studying for Board and recertification examinations. 

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Table of Contents:

Section 1 General Foot and Ankle Topics

Chapter 1 Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle

Chapter 2 Shoes and Orthoses

Chapter 3 Imaging Studies of the Foot and Ankle

Chapter 4 Foot and Ankle Conditions in Children and Adolescents

Section 2 Neuromuscular Disease

Chapter 5 Confidentiality and Privilege

Chapter 6 Diabetic Foot Disease

Chapter 7 Peripheral Nerve Disease

Section 3 Arthritis of the Foot and Ankle

Chapter 8 Ankle Arthritis: Part I. Joint Preservation Techniques and Arthrodesis

Chapter 9 Ankle Arthritis: Part II. Total Ankle Arthroplasty

Chapter 10 Hindfoot Arthritis

Chapter 11 Midfoot Arthritis

Chapter 12 Adult-­Acquired Flatfoot Deformity

Section 4 The Forefoot

Chapter 13 Hallux Valgus and Hallux Varus

Chapter 14 Hallux Rigidus

Chapter 15 Lesser Toe Deformities

Chapter 16 Metatarsalgia

Section 5 Special Problems of the Foot and Ankle

Chapter 17 Nondiabetic Foot Infections

Chapter 18 Plantar Heel Pain

Chapter 19 Foot and Ankle Tumors

Chapter 20 Nail and Skin Disorders of the Foot and Ankle

Chapter 21 Amputations of the Foot and Ankle

Chapter 22 Osteonecrosis of the Talus

Section 6 Foot and Ankle Trauma

Chapter 23 Ankle and Pilon Fractures

Chapter 24 Talus Fractures

Chapter 25 Fractures of the Calcaneus

Chapter 26 Midfoot Injuries

Chapter 27 Forefoot, Sesamoid, and Turf Toe Injuries

Section 7 Tendon Disorders and Sports-Related Foot and Ankle Injuries

Chapter 28 Disorders of the Anterior Tibial, Peroneal, and Achilles Tendons

Chapter 29 Sports-Related Injuries of the Foot and Ankle

Chapter 30 Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus

Chapter 31 Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle

Index