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Ankle Fractures Often Not Diagnosed
Mistaking an ankle fracture for an ankle sprainhas serious consequences when the foot does not heal correctly.
Surgeons Can Now Get Bones, Stem Cells ‘Off the Shelf’
When patients need a bone graft for a foot or ankle surgery, bone often is taken from another part of their body. Now surgeons are using new methods to get bone material and even stem cells right “off the shelf.”
Don’t Ignore Your Kid’s Heel Pain
Student athletes should never "play through the pain" in the feet. Untreated pain can lead to serious complications.

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Gout attacks most commonly occur in the big toe joint and can be extremely painful. more »

Back pain can be caused by problems with your feet. more »

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