Background Foot and ankle problems are highly prevalent in the general community and a
substantial proportion of people seek surgical treatment to alleviate foot pain and deformity …

Background: Musculoskeletal diseases affecting the foot and ankle are common and can
result in debilitating pain and chronic disability. The purpose of this study was to estimate the …

The aim of this study was to investigate the type and prevalence of foot surgery being
conducted by fellows of the Australian College of Podiatric Surgeons. METHODS: A clinical …

Foot and ankle arthrodesis reliably reduces pain and functional disability among patients
with arthritis and deformity. Since its introduction in 1953, improvements in surgical …

Background: Foot and ankle surgeries in the United States (US) are currently performed by
orthopaedic surgeons or podiatrists with specialty surgical training. With the trend in …

BACKGROUND: Day case surgery is an increasingly important treatment modality and one
that foot surgery is particularly well suited to. OBJECTIVES: This article presents an in depth …

BACKGROUND: Ankle arthritis is a cause of major disability; however reports in the
literature on the incidence of ankle osteoarthritis are rare. OBJECTIVES: To explore the …

Background In 2004, as an extension of the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) program, the
Australian Government introduced a policy of providing Medicare rebates for allied health …

Abstract School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
Peter A Lazzarini & Damien Clark 4. Copy to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature …

Background: Two main treatments for end-stage ankle arthritis are ankle arthrodesis and
total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). While both procedures can be performed either by a foot and …