These residency directors share their insights and discuss the role, impact and effectiveness of remedial programs to get residents back on track. Q: How do you address a disappointing performance by your resident?

This author discusses the need for additional imaging when a 55-year-old patient complained of worsening pain after getting extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) for plantar fasciitis and flexor hallucis longus tendonitis. 

Noting the danger of misdiagnosis, these authors discuss the diagnosis and treatment of primary malignant melanoma in the hallux in a 94-year-old patient.

I graduated from podiatry school over 35 years ago and there have a variety of memorable quotes along the way. The quotes below are probably the best. They are from me, patients, attendings, residents, students, and others I have encountered along…

With the explosion in participation in youth soccer in recent decades, becoming more familiar with soccer shoes will help podiatric physicians advise patients on preventing lower extremity injuries. This author provides a guide to soccer shoe…

Myth. These authors argue that first ray hypermobility is a result of a bunion deformity and not its cause, and assert that the term “instability” is more accurate.    By Brett J. Waverly, DPM, AACFAS, Sarah E. Haller, DPM, AACFAS, and…

Paronychias, subungual hematomas and nail bed lacerations are all toenail injuries that can bedevil runners after a race. These authors provide a practical guide to treating these injuries and their possible complications.

Sharing insights from their experience as well as the emerging literature on plantar plate surgery, these authors examine current controversies over the alleged association between second metatarsal length and plantar plate pathology, review the…