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Foot and Ankle

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This chapter covers hallux rigidus, hallux varus, hallux valgus, lesser toe abnormalities, metatarsalgia, Morton’s neuroma, Freiberg’s disease, bunionette, rheumatoid foot, flat foot, posterior tibial tendon dysfunction, diabetic foot, Charcot arthropathy, Achilles tendinopathy, pes cavus, Charcot-Maria-Tooth disease, arthritis of the ankle, ankle instability, osteochondral lesions of the ankle, lower limb amputations and orthoses.

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Heyes, G.J., Mason, L. (2022). Foot and Ankle. In: Agarwal, S. (eds) Current Orthopaedic Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78529-1_6

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