Many patients with chronic foot and ankle conditions face treatment decisions that often fall into a frustrating gray area. Conservative therapies such as orthotics, physical therapy and injections may no longer provide relief, yet the prospect of surgery and its associated downtime can feel premature or undesirable. In response, clinicians are increasingly turning to minimally invasive procedures that offer…

By Keith Loria

In healthcare, one pattern has become hard to ignore. Every time the system identifies a problem, the default solution is to add another task, another field, another attestation, another screen, and another layer of proof for the physician to produce. In podiatry, that pattern is especially visible because so much of what should be straightforward diabetic foot prevention has been converted into a…

By Mikel D. Daniels, DPM, MBA, President and Chief Medical Officer, WeTreatFeet Podiatry

In the demanding arena of revision digital surgery, success is predicated on a strict “Proximal-to-Distal” hierarchy. The primary driver of surgical failure in this discipline is the isolated digital approach–addressing the toe as a localized deformity without considering the global biomechanical forces acting upon it. Long-term stability requires the neutralization of these forces through a systematic stabilization of the forefoot foundation.

By Tom Chang, DPM

The strategic transition from open to minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for hallux metatarsophalangeal (MTP) arthrodesis represents a significant shift in delivery, yet the biomechanical mandate remains unchanged. Correction mechanisms in the forefoot are fundamentally grounded in soft-tissue dynamics. Regardless of the surgical approach, the realignment of the hallux is predicated on the appropriate tensioning and pull of the surrounding structures.

By Amiethab Aiyer, MD