ABSTRACT

This book is a ‘go-to’ guide for postgraduate Orthopaedic examinations as well as for Orthopaedic surgeons for trauma and elective foot and ankle surgery.

A streamlined approach ensures that the 22 core topics are covered in a succinct and practical way. Foot and ankle surgery is a vast topic that can be daunting to revise due to the complex and diverse nature of associated pathologies. This highly illustrated succinct text, together with key learning points ensures a rapid understanding of all the essential elements of foot and ankle surgery.

* Provides ‘need -to-know’ information for Orthopaedic surgeons

* Assists with exam preparation for postgraduate exit exams such as the FRCS (Trauma & Orth)

* Simple, succinct and concise

* Over 500 illustrations to aid learning

* Accompanying website with MCQs and videos of clinical examination and surgical techniques

Orthopaedic surgeons, registrars and trainees, other specialty doctors, general practioners and physiotherapists with musculoskeletal interest and podiatrists will all find here ‘gold standard’ answers to foot and ankle conditions.

chapter 1|12 pages

Foot and ankle examination

ByNikhil Nanavati, Nicholas Eastley, Maneesh Bhatia

chapter 2|17 pages

Applied anatomy and surgical approaches

ByRajeev Vohra, Babaji Sitaram Thorat, Avtar Singh

chapter 3|10 pages

Biomechanics of the foot and ankle

BySheraz S Malik, Shahbaz S Malik

chapter 4|10 pages

Principles of foot and ankle orthoses

ByNick Gallogly

chapter 5|28 pages

Paediatric and adolescent foot disorders

ByHari Prem, Basil Budair

chapter 6|12 pages

Forefoot disorders

ByRajesh Kakwani

chapter 7|12 pages

The rheumatoid foot

ByPatricia Allen, Jasdeep Giddie

chapter 8|11 pages

Pes plano valgus

ByManuel Monteagudo, Pilar Martínez de Albornoz, Maneesh Bhatia

chapter 9|10 pages

The cavovarus foot

ByRick Brown, Rajesh Kakwani

chapter 10|11 pages

Inferior heel pain

ByDishan Singh, Shelain Patel, Karan Malhotra

chapter 11|13 pages

Ankle arthritis

ByC Senthil Kumar, Robert Clayton, Mansur Halai

chapter 12|15 pages

Ankle instability

ByZoe Lin, Daniel Marsland

chapter 13|9 pages

Achilles disorders

ByManeesh Bhatia, Nicholas Eastley, Kartik Hariharan

chapter 14|12 pages

Achilles tendon rupture

ByManuel Monteagudo, Pilar Martínez de Albornoz

chapter 15|12 pages

Ankle fractures

ByOliver Chan, Anthony Sakellariou

chapter 16|11 pages

Lisfranc injuries

ByNilesh Makwana

chapter 17|14 pages

Fractures of the talus

ByHiro Tanaka, Lyndon Mason

chapter 18|10 pages

Calcaneal fractures

ByDevendra Mahadevan, Adam Sykes

chapter 19|15 pages

Management of diabetic foot

ByVenu Kavarthapu, Raju Ahluwalia

chapter 20|8 pages

Surgical principles of amputations

ByArul Ramasamy, Aabid Sanaullah, Donatas Chlebinskas

chapter 21|11 pages

Principles of lower limb prosthetics and rehabilitation

ByRajiv S Hanspal, John Sullivan

chapter 22|20 pages

Foot and ankle radiology

BySangoh Lee, Raj Bhatt