Haglund’s deformity is a condition affecting the bones and soft tissues of the heel. It’s usually caused by wearing shoes with tight heel areas that rub against the back of the foot near your Achilles ...

Haglund’s deformity is a bony ridge or bump that appears on the back of the heel bone, where the Achilles tendon attaches to the heel. Changing footwear and stretching exercises may help, but some ...

A new type of surgery can improve patient outcomes in individuals with severe adult flat foot deformity, a problem that is increasingly being seen in hospitals across the country. Patients who undergo ...

Children born with a foot deformity that causes them to have a rigid flatfoot once faced extensive surgery to fully correct the problem. A treatment developed by a pediatric orthopedic surgeon has ...

Hammertoe is a foot deformity that causes some of the toes to contract up. Mild cases are uncomfortable. Severe cases can create open wounds from the joint rubbing on shoes, infection, and difficulty ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Lapidus bone-block fusion yielded a minor complication rate of 3% and a major complication rate of 6%. Patients ...

Joint deformity can occur in various joints but are most common in the hands and feet. Causes of joint deformity include injury and degenerative conditions such as osteoarthritis. A joint is where two ...