Occult Fracture of the Talus
A case presentation of a severe ankle sprain in which the patient was nonresponsive to routine therapies is presented.

Silicone Hinge Replacement
The concept of prosthetic implantation is excellent, since early restoration of motion with stability has obvious advantages over simple resection arthroplasty.

Correction of Brachymetatarsia
The authors present a case history that illustrates their surgical procedure to correct congenital hypoplastic metatarsals.

Structural or Positional Hallux Abductus
The podiatric surgeon must consider both the functional and cosmetic results of hallux abductus surgical procedure he chooses.

Spontaneous Rupture of the Tibialis Posterior Tendon
The authors investigate the literature on spontaneous rupture of the tibialis posterior tendon, noting the difficulty of satisfactory treatment.

Surgery for Tophaceous Gout
Cases of tophaceous gout amenable to surgical management may be encountered in a podiatric practice.

Tailor's Bunion
Fifth metatarsal distal metaphyseal osteotomy represents a very common surgical procedure performed for tailor's bunion deformity.

Chevron Ankle Arthrodesis with Bone Grafting and Internal Fixation
A new technique for ankle arthrodesis was described in 1983 by Marcus et al. in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Arthrodesis of the Hallux
Arthrodesis of the interphalangeal joint of the hallux is quiet often needed in conjunction with first metatarsophalangeal joint interpositional arthroplasty.

Biplane Cuneiform Osteotomy for Juvenile Metatarsus Primus Varus
An operation combining the procedures of Cotton and Fowler on the medial cuneiform has been used for the correction of juvenile metatarsus primus varus.

Criteria for Fibular Sesamoicectomy in Hallux Abducto Valgus Correction
Fibular Sesamoicectomy is necessary in certain instances to achieve permanant correction of hallux abducto valgus deformities.

Double Calcaneal Osteotomy in the Treatment of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction
This article presents an alternative treatment for tibial tendon rupture in a select group of patients with recent rupture and pianovaigus foot structure.

Metatarsal Fracture in the Adolescent
This report deals with the diagnosis considerations and treatment of fractures of metatarsal bones in the adolescent.

Structural or Positional Hallux Abductus?
The podiatric surgeon must consider both the functional and cosmetic results of the Hallux Abductus surgical procedure he chooses

Surgical Considerations for the Correction of Flatfoot Deformity
The author discusses three factors that must be considered in treating flatfoot.

Surgical Treatment of Gastrocnemius Equinus
In some cases surgical treatment of gastrocnemius equinus may be necessary

Symptomatic Bipartite Sesamoids
This article presents a theory explaining the common occurrence of symptomatic bipartite sesamoids.

The Use of a Calcaneal Reconstruction Plate in Intra-Articular Calcaneel Fractures
New techniques and application of computerized tomography technology has greatly improved the prognosis of intra-articular calcaneel fractures and is summarized here.

The Misuse of the Lapidus Procedure: Re-evaluation of the Preoperative Criteria
If no pathology exists within the metatarsocuneiform joint, then surgeons should use other procedures to correct pathology of the first ray in elective foot surgery.