The August 2024 Foot & Ankle Roundup. 360. looks at: ESWT versus surgery for
Background: The literature shows an anecdotal relationship between high-arched feet and proximal
Design: Retrospective chart and radiographic review. Background: Stress fractures of the fifth metatarsal are increasingly common among elite professional footballers (soccer players). This reflects the use of lighter, less protective and more flexible sports footwear combined with the increasingly physical demands of the professional game at the highest level. Stress fractures of the fifth metatarsal can be satisfactorily treated non-operatively by cast immobilisation and a graduated return to activity. The demands placed on the modern elite professional footballer are such that a different treatment approach is required for the same injury in this subgroup of patients. Methods: Stress fractures of the fifth metatarsal in elite professional footballers are treated by the senior author (JPH) by operative surgical fixation. We reviewed the charts and radiographs of all
The February 2014 Foot &
Ankle Roundup. 360 . looks at: optimal medial malleolar fixation; resurfacing in the talus; predicting outcome in mobility ankles; whether mal-aligned ankles can be successfully replaced; cartilage colonisation in bipolar ankle grafts; CTs and proof of fusion; recalcitrant Achilles tendinopathy; and recurrent