Lecture Assignment for Week 34
Monday, February 18, 2008
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1st Year Lecture |
Foot & Ankle MRI: Bone and Soft Tissue Disorders |
Steven Needell, MD Director of Musculoskeletal Imaging Boca Raton Community Hospital, Florida
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MRI has become vital to the diagnosis of many bone and soft tissue diagnoses. Dr. Needell provides an overview in this lecture of the bone and soft tissue disorders that MRI can visualize. He provides MRI examples of bone trauma, osteonecrosis, osteomyelitis, etc, and describes the MRI characteristics of these. He also talks of soft tissue masses, tarsal tunnel, and entrapment neuropathies.
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2nd Year Lecture |
Endoscopic Gastrocnemius Recession |
Lawrence DiDomenico, DPM,FACFASOhio College of Podiatric Medicine, Youngstown, OH
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Dr. DiDomenico reviews Equinus and its role in foot pathology. This presentation encompasses the associated deformities identified with equinus and the proper clinical way to examine patients with equinus. The lecture reviews open techniques for Gastrocnemius Recession and a step by step review of the Endoscopic Technique. The talk also demonstrates the advantages of the Endoscopic Technique.
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3rd Year Lecture |
Indications for Flatfoot Surgery |
Robert Phillips, DPM Director, Primary Podiatric Medicine Residency
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Robert Phillips, DPM discusses the causes of the abnormally pronated foot that cannot be treated conservatively. He relates the theoretical understanding of the abnormally pronated foot with specific surgical procedures that may be utilized. He sites significant historical contributions to our understanding of abnormal pronation and emphasizes the importance of a strong biomechanical understanding of flatfoot conditions for successful surgical outcomes.
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