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Venous Thromboembolism Disease Prophylaxis in Foot and Ankle Surgery
There are numerous society guidelines on how to prevent venous thromboembolism disease in the hip and knee population. Is there any consensus yet for foot and ankle surgery? Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons reviewed the literature to find out.
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Developments in Total Ankle Replacement
Tertiary care orthopedic foot and ankle specialists are pursuing innovations in total ankle arthroplasty (TAA) to promote its wider adoption.
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After Distal Radius Fracture, Unilateral Scapholunate Diastasis Does Not Indicate Need for Ligament Reconstruction
When distal radius fracture is associated with scapholunate interosseous ligament injury, it is difficult to predict which patients will develop symptoms. Mass General researchers investigated whether it is necessary to repair the ligament routinely.
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Transferred Patients With Lower Extremity Fractures Are at High-Risk of Major Complications
Trauma surgeons at Mass General Brigham showed that, as a group, patients transferred from another facility before surgery for pelvic, acetabular, or lower extremity fractures are medically sicker and are at significantly higher risk of major postoperative complications than patients admitted from home.
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Two Mass General Research Groups Share Resources, Lab Space and a Vision for the Future
Massachusetts General Hospital's Foot and Ankle Research and Innovation Lab (FARIL) and the SORG Research Group have combined their diverse, international teams to conduct clinical research and develop medical devices and AI-based clinical decision support tools for use in the field of orthopedic surgery and beyond.
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Unilateral Chronic Ankle Injury Affects the Kinematic Parameters of the Uninjured Ankle
In the first study of its type, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers observed that the uninjured ankles in patients with unilateral chronic ankle injury have a significant tendency toward plantarflexion and inversion compared with healthy controls, showing similar alterations as the unstable contralateral side.
Foot and Ankle Contributors
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Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD
Chief, Foot & Ankle Service and Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs, Team Physician, Boston College Athletics; Consultant Team Physician, U.S. Ski Team, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Two Mass General Research Groups Share Resources, Lab Space and a Vision for the Future
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Daniel Guss, MD, MBA
Foot and Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Weight-bearing X-Ray Needed for Diagnosis of Subtle Lisfranc Injury
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Gregory R. Waryasz, MD
Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Physician
Recent Article
Weight-bearing X-Ray Needed for Diagnosis of Subtle Lisfranc Injury
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Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani, MD
Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Foot and Ankle Research and Innovation Lab (FARIL), Clinical Executive Director, Mass General Brigham Orthopaedic Registry, Member of the Faculty, Harvard Medical school
Recent Article
Two Mass General Research Groups Share Resources, Lab Space and a Vision for the Future
Orthopaedic Care at Mass General
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