Foot/Ankle News

A 78-year-old man with past medical history of asthma, hypertension, heart block and neuropathy presented to the orthopedic clinic with 10 years of atraumatic right foot pain, weakness and progressive loss of the arch.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has issued formal comments urging CMS to reform the proposed payment policy changes in the Medicare program for 2024, according to a press release.

The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons has issued comments to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation advocating for physician involvement in the design and implementation of alternative payment models.

ChatGPT correctly answered 54.3% of questions on the Orthopaedic In-Training Examination, a grade that corresponds with those from a postgraduate year-1 orthopedic resident, according to published results.

THOROFARE, N.J. — We are deeply saddened by the devastating and deadly impact of the wildfires that swept through the island of Maui in Hawaii a month ago.

Published results showed women are underrepresented among orthopedic fellowship program directors, especially in orthopedic sports medicine, shoulder and elbow, and adult reconstruction subspecialties.

Patients with ankle osteoarthritis who received intra-articular talocrural platelet-rich plasma injections saw no improvements in ankle pain or function during the course of 1 year, according to published results.

According to results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, conventional ventilation and laminar airflow were effective for keeping methylmethacrylate fumes below harmful levels during closed bone cement mixing under vacuum.

Localized manifestations of cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita were rarely associated with extracutaneous anomalies in patients, according to a study.

For the 14th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the top hospital in the United States for orthopedic care, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” survey.