The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Publisher:
Williams & Wilkins,. Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders (2003)
Frequency: Bimonthly
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Start Year:1993 -
ISSN:
1067-2516 (Print)
1542-2224 (Electronic)
1067-2516 (Linking)
1542-2224 (Electronic)
1067-2516 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.3
2022
| NLM ID: | 9308427 |
| (DNLM): | SR0076946(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 27182191 |
| Coden: | JFSUEI |
| Classification: | W1 JO652S |
Inflammatory reaction to implanted equine pericardium xenograft. Equine pericardium xenograft is now widely used to augment Achilles tendon repair. In this article, we describe the case of a postoperative complication in a healthy 37-year-old male who underwent primary repair, augmented with equine pericardium, of his acutely ruptured Achilles tendon. At 4 months postoperative, an indurated and fluctuant subcutaneous soft tissue reaction was noted at the repair site. Further questioning led the patient to recall having an allergy to horses, although it had been a very long time since he had experienced any symptoms related to the allergy and, as such, he fa...
The importance of proper shoe gear and safety stirrups in the prevention of equestrian foot injuries. The aim of this study was to compile specific foot injuries occurring in pediatric patients that result from equestrian sports and to highlight the importance of wearing adequate riding boots to protect the feet. During a 12-year period, 258 children were admitted to Children's Hospital of Geneva for injuries resulting from horseback riding. Amongst these children, 8 sustained foot lesions that required hospital admission. Four children had compression-type fractures of the cuboid (nutcracker fracture of the cuboid) associated with other complex midfoot fractures, 2 had Lisfranc fracture dislo...