Volume 6, Issue 5

• Ultrasonography of the Achilles tendon – basics of anatomy and pathology

  Zbigniew Czyrny

  Correct diagnosis of the tendon pathology is a basis for treatment and prognosis of the disease. Today there are practically two imaging modalities widely used for the Achilles tendon diag...

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• Methods of preoperative skin preparation in foot and ankle surgery

  Łukasz Kołodziej, Andrzej Bohatyrewicz, Tomasz Budzyński

  Bacterial flora eradication from the foot, especially regarding nail fold as well as toe web spaces, that take place prior to surgery, poses tremendous difficulty. Despite the application ...

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• Foot and shin in terms of Anatomy Trains

  Wioleta Ostiak, Monika Kaczmarek-Maciejewska, Paweł Kasprzak

  The aim of this article is to make orthopedists familiar with the conception of Anatomy Trains, a new way to perceive a unit of movement a muscle is. According to this conception, we do no...

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• Mini-incision surgical treatment of mallet toe deformity

  M. De Prado, P. L. Ripoll, P. Golanó
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• Basics of mini-incision surgery of the foot

  M. De Prado, P. L. Ripoll, P. Golanó
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• Congenital hallux varus (CHV) – treatment option according to deformity type. Role of lengthening osteotomy of the 1st metatarsal with longitudinal epihyseal bracket (LEB)

  Marek Napiontek

  Aim. Treatment option evaluation of different types of CHV. Materials and Methods. 11 feet (7 children) were treated operatively due to CHV. Deformities were divided into 3 groups. 1. Halu...

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