Table of Contents

Section 1: General Considerations

• General Workup of the Foot and Ankle Patient
• Making the Diagnosis and the Discussion of Management with the Patient
• Dealing with Referring Physicians
• When to Refer a Patient?
• When and How to Discharge a Patient from Your Practice?
• The Operating Room
• The Follow-up Clinic
• Managing Complications
• Working with Residents and Fellows
• Administration and Organization of the Subspecialty Office
• Clinical and Basic Research

Section 2: Forefoot Problems

• Bunions (Hallux Valgus)
• Hallux Rigidus and Arthritis of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint
• Second Hammer Toe and Cross-over Toe
• Other Lesser Toe Problems
• Great Toe Sesamoid Problems

Section 3: Midfoot Problems

• Tarsometatarsal and Midtarsal Joint Arthritis
• Fourth and Fifth Tarsometatarsal Arthritis
• Stress Fractures of the Tarsal Navicular 
• Avascular Necrosis of the Tarsal Navicular

Section 4: Hindfoot Problems

• Heel Pain Syndrome and Plantar Fasciitis
• Subtalar and Transverse Tarsal Arthritis
• Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
• Flexible Flat Foot in Children and Adolescents
• Rigid Flat Foot in Children and Adolescents
• Cavus Foot in Adolescents and Adults
• Subtalar Arthroscopy, Hindfoot Endoscopy and Tendoscopy

Section 5: Ankle Problems

• Lateral Instability of the Ankle
• Medial Instability of the Ankle
• Ankle Arthroscopy
• Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Talus
• Ruptures of the Tendo-Achilles
• Haglund Deformity, Retrocalcaneal Bursitis and “Pump Bumps”
• Insertional Tendinosis of the Tendo-Achilles
• Noninsertional Tendinosis and Paratendinitis of the Tendo-Achilles
• Peroneal Tendon Pathology
• Anterior Tibial Ruptures
• Arthritis of the Ankle Including Adjacent and Pantalar Arthritis
• Arthrodesis of the Ankle
• Total Ankle Arthroplasty Including Combinations with Osteotomies and Arthrodesis of Surrounding Bones and Joints
• Combined Ankle and Subtalar Arthrodesis (Pantalar), Ankle and Triple Combined Arthrodesis

Section 6: Nerve Problems of the Foot and Ankle

• Nerve Problems of the Foot and Ankle
• Neuromas—Acute and Chronic or Recurrent
• Entrapment Syndromes

Section 7: Neuromuscular Problems

• Cerebral Palsy
• Acquired Brain Injury
• Muscular Dystrophy

Section 8: The Rheumatoid Foot

• Rheumatoid Pathology

Section 9: The Diabetic Foot

• The Neuropathic Foot

Section 10: Special Fracture Problems of the Foot and Ankle

• Pilon Fractures
• Unstable Ankle Fractures
• Talus Fractures
• Calcaneus Fractures
• Subtalar Dislocations
• Fifth Metatarsal Fractures

About the Author

John S Gould MD
Professor of Surgery, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Section Head, Foot and Ankle Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, USA