Allison Aviles, of New Britain, has suffered back-to-back ankle injuries. Last fall, she had surgery after tearing a tendon and then she fell on the same ankle. “Six weeks post-op, I had gotten my ...

Alli started running when she was just nine years old. Her dad served in the Air Force, which meant they moved around a lot, and running was a constant that helped her cope with change. She earned a ...

As orthopedic programs balance innovation, value and patient outcomes, few areas have advanced as quickly as foot and ankle surgery.  Ettore Vulcano, MD, chief of Columbia University’s division of ...

The diagnosis of CN is often delayed due to initially being mismanaged as cellulitis, osteomyelitis, acute gout, or deep vein thrombosis. The only universal predisposing factor of CN is peripheral ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Charcot foot arthropathy is a complex disease process that most often presents in patients with diabetes who ...

Amber Meade expected her foot to heal without complications. She rolled her ankle while pushing a shopping cart, but for six weeks, she continued working on her feet at a hospital in Jacksonville, ...

When General Hospital star Kin Shriner underwent foot surgery last year, he had no idea it was going to leave him unable to walk for six months. The 71-year-old actor, who most likely underwent the ...

A Biloxi woman had surgery on her right foot and ankle. Problem was, the doctor was supposed to operate on her left foot and ankle, according to a lawsuit that she and her husband have since filed. To ...

The patient stopped all antibiotics. He was advised to wear a pneumatic short leg boot to left foot at all times that was to be removed only for foot cleansing and assessment. To maintain nonweight ...