Lecture Assignment for Week 35 Monday, February 28, 2011
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
Forefoot Amputations


Michael Cohen, DPM,FACFAS
Director, VA Miami
Podiatric Residency Program

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Dr Cohen reviews current limb salvage and amputation techniques in the forefoot. This comprehensive lecture discusses preoperative assessment, timing and long term prognosis of various amputations. The topic is anatomically divided into two very comprehensive lectures. A pictorial of various case presentations are provided along with a discussion regarding the morbidity and mortality rates.

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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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Bacterin
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