A Look At The Diagnoses And Treatment Of Common Foot And Ankle Injuries Including Fractures, Sprains, And Achilles Tendon Rupture

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The human foot and ankle is a strong and complex mechanical structure containing 26 bones (some people have more), 33 join... Read more

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The human foot and ankle is a strong and complex mechanical structure containing 26 bones (some people have more), 33 joints (20 of which are actively articulated), and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. We use them a lot; therefore, they are prone to injury. This book explores common injuries of the foot including sprains, fractures, achilles tendon rupture, blisters, athlete's foot, and plantar warts. You will find information on the diagnosis and treatment of each condition as well as how to tell the difference between a fracture and sprain. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. Less