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• Ask a Foot and Ankle Surgeon
  2/5/2018

  Ask a Foot & Ankle Surgeon What Is This Bump on My Foot? 2018-02-05 CHICAGO, IL (February 5, 2018) -"I've got this lump on my foot-what could it be?" As a foot and ankle surgeon, I am asked this question quite frequently. I always explain that because bumps on feet can signal both serious and non-seriou

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• Ask a Foot & Ankle Surgeon
  1/24/2018

  Ask a Footy & Ankle Surgeon Why Won't My Ankle Sprain Heal? 2018-01-23 Suneel K. Basra, DPM, FACFAS Foot & Ankle Surgeon from New Jersey  Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons CHICAGO, IL (January 24, 2018) -As foot and ankle surgeons, we see it happen all the time-o

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• Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?
  11/14/2016

  Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D? Foot and ankle surgeons warn a deficiency can increase chances of foot stress fractures 2016-11-14 Chicago, November 14, 2016  - Have you experienced repetitive foot fractures or unexplainable foot pain? According to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS),

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• For Patients Suffering Flatfoot: Don’t Wait to Seek Help
  2/11/2016

  For Patients Suffering Flatfoot: Don’t Wait to Seek Help Early Diagnosis and Treatment Can Lead to Improved Outcomes 2016-02-11 Austin, Texas, February 11, 2016  - Early diagnosis and treatment for adults suffering from a painful fallen foot arch, or adult-acquired flatfoot, is key to increase improved long

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• When a Hammertoe is Not Just a Hammertoe
  2/12/2016

  When a Hammertoe is Not Just a Hammertoe Surgeons Advise a Second Look at Ligament in Foot as Culprit 2016-02-12 Austin, Texas, February 12, 2016  - When people notice one of their toes has an abnormal upward bend at the joint, many times they think it's a hammertoe. But oftentimes, the self-diagnosis is i

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• Big Relief Is in Sight for a Painful Big Toe
  7/15/2013

  Big Relief Is in Sight for a Painful Big Toe 2013-07-15 CHICAGO - July 15, 2013 - While many people give little thought to their big toes, many others are plagued by a painful condition that limits or eventually totally restricts movement of that all-important toe (digit). Once the big toe starts to hurt,

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• Obesity Doubles Ankle Fracture Risk
  11/12/2012

  Obesity nearly doubles the odds of a patient having the most severe category of ankle fracture, according to research published in a recent issue of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons’ Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (JFAS).

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• Surgeons Can Now Get Bones, Stem Cells ‘Off the Shelf’
  3/11/2011

  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”.

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• Is Your Foot Fracture an Early Sign of Osteoporosis?
  10/5/2010

  Unexplained foot fractures may be the first sign of osteoporosis, a bone thinning disease which affects over 28 million Americans and accounts for 1.5 million bone fractures a year.

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• Don’t Ignore Flat Feet
  7/6/2010

  Treatment and prevention of adult flatfoot can reduce the incidences of additional foot problems such as bunions, hammertoes, arthritis and calluses, and improve a person’s overall health, according to research published in the July/August Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery.

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