Podiatry

Podiatry

The study, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the foot and ankle.

Industry: Health care

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tridactylism

Health care; Podiatry

The presence of only three digits on the hand or foot.

tripier's amputation

Health care; Podiatry

Amputation of the foot through the calcaneus.

two-point gait

Health care; Podiatry

That in which the right foot and left "crutch" crutch or cane are advanced together, and then the left foot and right crutch.

Volkmann's contracture

Health care; Podiatry

Contraction of the fingers and sometimes of the wrist, or of analogous parts of the foot, with loss of power, after severe injury or improper use of a tourniquet or cast in the region of the elbow.

Volkmann's disease

Health care; Podiatry

Congenital deformity of the foot due to tibiotarsal dislocation.

wrong side surgery

Health care; Podiatry

Surgery done on the wrong side (left foot surgery done when the consent states right foot) or on the wrong area. These results can be devastating when a wrong limb is amputated.

wrong site surgery

Health care; Podiatry

Surgery done on the wrong side (left foot surgery done when the consent states right foot) or on the wrong area. These results can be devastating when a wrong limb is amputated.