The practical application of multimedia technology to facilitate the education and treatment of patients with plantar fasciitis: a pilot study.

This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of a multimedia patient education module when incorporated into the standard treatment protocol for patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. A thorough, standardized surgeon-patient education discourse took place following diagnosis. At the conclusion of the consultation, patients viewed the multimedia module.

Three-year followup study of topical glyceryl trinitrate treatment of chronic noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy.

Background: Topical glyceryl trinitrate treatment has demonstrated short-term efficacy in chronic noninsertional Achilles tendinopathy. No long-term followup is reported. We aimed to assess if the demonstrated efficacy of this treatment persisted 3 years after discontinuation of therapy.

The Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS): development and validation.

Background: There is a need for a patient-relevant instrument to evaluate outcome after treatment in patients with a total Achilles tendon rupture.

Purpose: To develop and validate a new patient-reported instrument for measuring outcome after treatment for total Achilles tendon rupture.

Study Design: Cohort study (diagnosis); Level of evidence, 1.

Three-dimensional computer analysis of the modified Ludloff osteotomy.

Background: The Ludloff first metatarsal osteotomy is used to correct the increased 1-2 intermetatarsal angle associated with hallux valgus deformity. We studied the spatial geometry of this osteotomy to determine the ideal parameters of the osteotomy saw cut and its rotation to give an optimal correction.

Methods: Three-dimensional computer modeling software was used to perform a virtual Ludloff osteotomy of the first metatarsal.

Disorders of the hallucal interphalangeal joint.

Most clinical presentations of the hallux concern the metatarsophalangeal joint; however, interphalangeal joint (IPJ) pathology also may be clinically significant. This article reviews conditions that commonly affect the hallucal IPJ and the appropriate treatment.