What is the role of growth factor in treating degenerative change of cartilage (chondromalacia)? At the heart of the question is this; can growth factor arrest or even reverse the effects of osteoarthritis on a joint? And if GF is indeed helpful, at what stage of chondromalacia is it most beneficial?
Join us in The Foot Talk Forum for more information on this topic.
Jeffrey A. Oster, DPM
Medical Director
Myfootshop.com
Lateral column syndrome (LCS) describes an onset of pain in the lateral column of the foot following heel spur surgery. Most foot surgeons believe that LCS develops from the biomechanical changes that occur following partial or complete release of the plantar fascia.
But who gets LCS and why? Join us in this discussion for more on lateral column syndrome.
Jeffrey A. Oster, DPM
Medical Director
Myfootshop.com
It’s interesting when a treatment paradigm undergoes change. For patients, the risk is that you don’t want to be one of the first few…the guinea pigs. For doctors, boy it’s hard for us to change. There’s risk and potential liability associated with learning new surgical techniques. It’s risky and we’re slow to change. And I think at the heart of that reservation on the part of doctors is simply based on the patient’s welfare.
Lisfranc’s fractures and dislocation are undergoing that kind of change. We’re moving from a traditional method of rigid fixation to a new dynamic reduction of the injury with a flexible means of reduction called the Arthrex TightRope.
Join us in The Foot Talk Forum for this conversation about this new and interesting method of treating Lisfranc’s dislocations.
Jeffrey A. Oster, DPM
Medical Director
Myfootshop.com
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