Dr. Roger Saldana, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute at Baptist Children’s Hospital, says a lot of kids walk with their toes pointing towards each other. It could start in the thigh bone, the tibia and the foot. “Any one of the bones of the lower extremity, if they are curved […]
With a model, Dr. Thomas San Giovanni, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains how the procedure of arthroscopic surgery is performed. He also describes how he fixes an ankle fracture and how the bunion surgery is performed. The doctor talks about some tools such as a suture passer. Having some tools […]
Neuropathic, ischemic, and neuroischemic ulcers are types of foot ulcer. Dr. Bernie Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer of Baptist Health Medical Group, explains each type, their differences, and how to diagnose them.
In the past, the orthopedic surgery was fairly invasive, the risks are higher and recuperation was longer than nowadays. Dr. Thomas San Giovanni, Orthopedic Surgeon with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, thinks minimally invasive surgery has changed that, because in many cases the risks are lower and the recuperation is shorter. The expert also […]
Plantar fasciitis is explained by Daniel DeLeon, Physical Therapist with Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute with a 3D digital imaging. He says it can cause a lot of pain in the foot and can cause Achilles tendonitis.
Wayne Goldstein, Podiatric Physician at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, explains plantar fasciitis is an inflammation around the heelbone, underneath your foot. “There is a ligament called the plantar fascia, it is the frame work, the arch of your foot. So it starts on the heelbone and it spreads out and it goes to […]
Claudication and shiny skin on the legs or feet are symptoms of PAD (peripheral arterial disease). Dr. Bernie Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer of Baptist Health Medical Group, shows us with a 3D image how the disease spreads.
Jessica Hixon, Physician Assistant with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains clubfoot is the turning of the foot. It happens in the uterus and it is a tightening of some of the muscles that pulls the foot up. Family history, multiple births, position of the baby in the uterus, nervous system disorders, and less […]
Dr. Derek Papp, Sports Medicine Physician with Miami Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute, explains the metatarsals are the bones inside of the foot and they are prone to an overuse injury, because players will get kind of a stress fracture that develops over time and then eventually it goes on to break. He also says […]
