In this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest editors Drs. Thomas Zgonis and Christopher Hyer︎ bring their considerable expertise to the topic of The Legacy and Impact of Podiatric Fellowship Training. Top experts in the field take a unique approach to how podiatric medical training and fellowship has impacted various key areas of practice within the field of podiatry, including longstanding areas of interest (such as the diabetic foot) and topics of growing interest (such as plastic surgery).
Key Features
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Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including soft tissue reconstruction and osteotomies for PPV correction; total ankle replacement options for neutral and malaligned ankles; multidisciplinary team approach to diabetic foot infections—inpatient and outpatient; overview of plastic surgery for the diabetic foot—local random flaps; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on the legacy and impact of podiatric fellowship training, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Thomas Zgonis, DPM FACFAS, Director, Externship Training Programs, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Orthopaedics, San Antonio, TX; Instructor and Visiting Clinical Professor of Surgery, KAT General Hospital & Metropolitan Hospital, Department of Orthopaedics & Surgery, Athens, Greece; Director, Research & Fellowship Training Programs, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Orthopaedics, San Antonio, TX; Assistant Professor, The University of and Christopher Hyer︎, DPM, MS, Fellowship Director, Foot & Ankle Surgery, Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Center, Westerville OH ,United States
Residency Director, Podiatric Surgery, Grant Medical Center, Columbus
High Utility of the 1st Metatarsal Phalangeal Joint Fusion
Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Plantar Plate Repair
Lapidus Arthrodesis
Soft Tissue Reconstruction and Osteotomies for Pes Planovalgus Correction
Deformity Correction of the Midfoot/Hindfoot/Ankle
Current Techniques in Total Ankle Arthroplasty
The “1-4-4-2 Model for the Diabetic Foot Team
Surgical Treatment of Diabetic Foot and Ankle Osteomyelitis
Local Random Flaps for the Diabetic Foot
Surgical Considerations for the Acute and Chronic Charcot Neuroarthropathy of the Foot and Ankle
Soft Tissue and Osseous Substitutes for the Diabetic Foot
External Fixation for Surgical Offloading of the Diabetic Foot