The world's leading foot and ankle surgeons help you choose and plan the right technique for each patient.
Developed in collaboration with the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society® (AOFAS), this techniques-oriented text provides treatment strategies, pearls, and guidance for nearly 70 foot and ankle conditions.

Section 1 Conditions of the Hallux—Ian J. Alexander, MD


1 Surgical Decision Making for Advanced Hallux Rigidus
Jeffrey Junko, MD


2 Cheilectomy for Late-Stage Hallux Rigidus
Kenneth J. Hunt, MD


3 Complex First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis for Revision of Failed First
Metatarsophalangeal Procedures
Joel M. Davis, MD, PhD
Stuart D. Miller, MD


4 Preserving the Length of the First Metatarsal in Surgical Management of Hallux Valgus
Christopher P. Chiodo, MD
Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD


5 Revision Joint-Sparing Surgical Procedures for the Management of Hallux Valgus
Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr, MD
Michael E. Brage, MD
Michael D. Johnson, MD


Section 2 Conditions of the Lesser Toes—Ian J. Alexander, MD


6 Metatarsal Osteotomy to Manage Metatarsal Prominence
Donald R. Bohay, MD, FACS
John G. Anderson, MD
Nicholas A. Cheney, DO
C. Luke Rust, MD


7 Strategies for Managing Complications of Osteotomies of the Lesser Metatarsals
Hans-Jörg Trnka, MD
Reinhard Schuh, MD


8 Closing Wedge Osteotomy for Freiberg Infraction
Paul G. Talusan, MD
Shasta E. Henderson, MD
John S. Reach, Jr, MSc, MD
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9 Plantar Plate Repair and Reconstruction for Lesser Metatarsophalangeal Instability
Caio Nery, MD
Ian J. Alexander, MD


10 Ganglions of the Lesser Toes
MAJ Thomas C. Dowd, MD


Section 3 Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity—Ian J. Alexander, MD


11 Surgical Decision Making in the Management of Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity
Mark J. Berkowitz, MD
Jeremy T. Smith, MD
Brian G. Donley, MD


12 Residual Forefoot Supination Following Correction of Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity
Jeffrey E. Johnson, MD
Jeremy J. McCormick, MD


13 Rigid Flatfoot With Compromised Soft Tissues
Anand M. Vora, MD
Mark S. Myerson, MD
Clifford L. Jeng, MD


14 Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity With Substantial Uncovering of the Talar Head
Scott M. Holthusen, MD
Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD


15 Management of Spring Ligament Insufficiency in Patients With Adult-Acquired Flatfoot Deformity
Jonathan Deland, MD


Section 4 Degenerative Conditions of the Ankle—Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD


16 Subtalar Arthrodesis After Ankle Fusion
Ian J. Alexander, MD


17 Ankle Distraction Arthroplasty With External Fixation
Douglas Beaman, MD


18 Joint-Sparing Treatment of Ankle Arthritis With Coronal Plane Deformity
Beat Hintermann, MD
Markus Knupp, MD
Alexej Barg, MD


19 Total Ankle Allograft Reconstruction in Patients With Ankle Arthritis
Michael D. Johnson, MD
Michael E. Brage, MD
Keri Reese Zickuhr, MD


20 Revision Ankle Arthrodesis
Christopher Bibbo, DO, FACS


21 Total Ankle Arthroplasty Design
Victor Valderrabano, MD, PhD
Alexej Barg, MD


22 Effects of Total Ankle Arthroplasty Malalignment
Norman Espinosa, MD
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23 Takedown of Ankle Fusion and Conversion to Ankle Replacement
Justin K. Greisberg, MD
Sigvard T. Hansen, Jr, MD


24 Alignment in Total Ankle Arthroplasty With Coronal Plane Deformity: Bony and Ligamentous
Mark E. Easley, MD


25 Revision Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Managing Osteolysis and Subsidence
James Albert Nunley, MD


26 Converting Failed Ankle Arthroplasty to Arthrodesis
David Thordarson, MD
Deborah Castañeda, MD


27 Ankle Fusion in the Setting of Bone Loss
Nicholas T. Haddock, MD
L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS
Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD
Keith L. Wapner, MD


Section 5 Amputations—Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD


28 The Pirogoff Amputation
Aernout R. J. Langeveld, MD
Duncan E. Meuffels, MD, PhD
Marco T. C. Hoedt, MD


29 Syme Ankle Disarticulation
Michael S. Pinzur, MD
Adam P. Schiff, MD


30 Revision Transtibial Amputations: The Ertl Procedure
COL Scott B. Shawen, MD
LTC Adam T. Groth, MD
LTC B. Kyle Potter, MD


Section 6 Sports-Related Conditions—Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD


31 Nonneuromuscular Flexible Pes Cavus
D. Joshua Mayich, MSc, MD, FRCSC
Timothy R. Daniels, MD, FRCSC


32 Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus: Approach Through Medial Malleolar Osteotomies
David B. Thordarson, MD
Steve Kang, MD


33 Lateral Approaches to Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus for Open Osteochondral Grafting
MAJ Thomas C. Dowd, MD
Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD


34 Surgical Management of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus Using Autograft From the Ipsilateral Talus
Jeremy T. Smith, MD
Michael G. Wilson, MD, MBA


35 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Sandro Giannini, MD
Marco Cavallo, MD
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36 Matrix-Based Reconstruction of Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus With or Without Autologous Chondrocyte
Transplantation
Markus Walther, MD


37 Particulate Juvenile Cartilage Allograft Transplantation for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Cassandra A. Lee, MD
Eric W. Tan, MD
Eric Giza, MD
Lew C. Schon, MD


38 Structural Allograft for Large Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus
Steven M. Raikin, MD
Brian S. Winters, MD


39 Allograft Mosaicplasty
Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD


40 Ankle Syndesmosis Injuries
M. Mustafa Gomberawalla, MD
Anish R. Kadakia, MD


41 Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction Using Allograft
Norman Espinosa, MD
Eric M. Bluman, MD, PhD


42 Peroneal Tendon Reconstruction
Keith L. Wapner, MD
David Redfern, FRCS (Tr&Orth)


43 Management of Anteromedial Impingement of the Ankle
Arthur Manoli II, MD


44 Reconstruction of Ruptured Achilles Tendon
Carroll P. Jones, MD
J. Kent Ellington, MD, MS


45 Navicular Stress Fracture
Joshua N. Tennant, MD, MPH
Annunziato Amendola, MD


46 Subtalar Arthroscopy
Richard D. Ferkel, MD
Tristan Altbuch, MD


47 Posterior Ankle Endoscopy
Florian Nickisch, MD
Christopher J. Pearce, FRCS(Orth), MFSEM
Phinit Phisitkul, MD
Brad D. Blankenhorn, MD


48 Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy
William C. McGarvey, MD
Richard Beaver, MD


49 Nonunion of the Fifth Metatarsal: Inlay Technique
George B. Holmes, Jr, MD
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Section 7 Diabetic Conditions—Justin K. Greisberg, MD


50 Reconstruction of Charcot Midfoot Deformity With Realignment and Arthrodesis
V. James Sammarco, MD


51 Ankle Fractures in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy
Jeffrey E. Johnson, MD
Sandra E. Klein, MD


Section 8 Trauma—Justin K. Greisberg, MD


52 Management of Arthritis of the Fourth and Fifth Tarsometatarsal Joints
COL Scott B. Shawen, MD
Robert B. Anderson, MD


53 Spanning Fixation of Lisfranc Joint Injuries
Bruce Cohen, MD


54 Arthrodesis of the Tarsometatarsal Joint for Acute Midfoot Injuries
J. Chris Coetzee, MD


55 Repair of Cuboid Fractures
Stephen K. Benirschke, MD
Patricia Ann Kramer, PhD


56 Massive Bone Loss as a Result of Blast Trauma
LTC Adam T. Groth, MD
MAJ Tobin T. Eckel, MD
COL Scott B. Shawen, MD


57 Anterolateral Approach to Pilon Fractures
Michael P. Clare, MD


58 Dual Plating of Pilon Fractures
Roy W. Sanders, MD
John P. Ketz, MD


59 Posterior Approaches for Posterior Pilon Fractures
Justin K. Greisberg, MD


60 Malunion of the Talus
Stefan Rammelt, MD, PhD
Hans Zwipp, MD, PhD


61 Fractures of the Lateral Process of the Talus
Mark Drakos, MD
Mark J. Berkowitz, MD


62 Revision Ankle Open Reduction and Internal Fixation: Fibular Lengthening
Arthur K. Walling, MD
Scott A. Swanson, MD


63 Subtalar Distraction Arthrodesis
Steven K. Neufeld, MD


64 Sesamoid Excision
Justin Weatherall, MD
Robert B. Anderson, MD
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Section 9 Neurologic Disorders—Justin K. Greisberg, MD


65 Flexible Deformity in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
Kelly L. Apostle, MD, FRCSC
Bruce J. Sangeorzan, MD


66 Rigid Deformity in Adult Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
James J. Sferra, MD
Eva Umoh Asomugha, MD


67 The Bridle Procedure for the Management of Dorsiflexion Paralysis of the Foot
Raoul P. Rodriguez, MD


68 Split Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer
David R. Richardson, MD
Norfleet B. Thompson, MD