Foot/Ankle News

For the 13th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the top hospital in the United States for orthopedic care, according to the U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals 2022-2023” survey.

Total ankle arthroplasty has advanced significantly during the last decade and continues to progress as our understanding of ankle kinematics improves.

Perceived by patients to cause the same extent of impairment as congestive heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, ankle arthritis affects about 1% of the United States population and mostly occurs from post-traumatic ankle injuries.

Results showed a combination of exercise therapy and ultrasonography-guided corticosteroid injection was associated with improved outcomes in patients with long-standing Achilles tendinopathy.

Patients with persistent midfoot pain, but no radiological evidence of osteoarthritis, might have under-recognized disease in the second and third cuneiform metatarsal joints, according to data published in Arthritis Care and Research.

Red Point Medical 3D has announced FDA 510(k) clearance for the Better Bunion, a patient-specific bunion surgery system, according to a press release.

Minimally invasive procedures have flourished within orthopedic surgery during the past few decades as surgeons have continually sought out faster recovery times and improved clinical outcomes.

A 42-year-old woman was involved in a motorcycle crash and sustained a type II open, right distal-third tibia and fibula fractures (Figure 1).

Anika Therapeutics Inc. has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the X-Twist knotless fixation system for soft tissue repairs in the shoulder, foot and ankle and other extremities, according to a press release.

Starting SGLT2 inhibitors among older patients did not increase risk for skeletal fractures compared with the use of dipeptidyl peptidase inhibitors, according to this study.