Foot/Ankle News

The talus connects the foot to the lower leg and is crucial for foot and ankle mobility, but it receives a low blood supply compared to its neighboring bones — the tibia, fibula and calcaneus — resulting in difficult healing.

Both temporary bridge plating and primary arthrodesis had “good outcome scores” in the treatment of Lisfranc injuries, according to published results.

Published results showed no statistically significant differences in the rate of surgical site infections after foot and ankle trauma surgery with use of 1g or 2g of cefazolin.

Physically active older patients with medial ankle osteoarthritis may have good outcomes after distal tibial osteotomy with joint distraction, according to published results.

Following the CPT code separation for use of non-vascular extremity ultrasound, published results showed prior rapid growth in use among podiatrists decreased while a steady increase in use continued among radiologists.

Published results showed variation in total inpatient cost between different subspecialties of arthroplasty, with implant cost found to be the main driver of cost variation.

A 56-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with 6-month history of a painless right heel cutaneous lesion. On exam, she had a non-tender melanotic lesion measuring approximately 2 cm x 2 cm with irregular borders and central ulceration involving the right medial heel pad (Figure 1). There was no palpable lymphadenopathy and the right lower extremity was neurovascularly intact.

Study results showed a large variation in the treatment of ankle sprains and Salter-Harris 1 distal fibula fractures by pediatric orthopedic surgeons, with increased complications found with cast treatment and continued pain reported as a common complication for both treatments.

Treatment with rivaroxaban was more effective than enoxaparin for preventing venous thromboembolism during immobilization after lower-limb nonmajor orthopedic surgery, according to results of the PRONOMOS trial.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons announced it has canceled its annual meeting scheduled for March 24-28, 2020, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando due to concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus.