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Talar dome injuries result from trauma to the ankle including ankle sprains (6-38% of all ankle sprains), fractures (greater than 70% of all ankle fractures). (1,2,3) Talar dome injuries create a focal... (read more)

A tailor's bunion is a prominence of the lateral aspect of the 5th metatarsal head. The term tailor's bunion was coined in the age when a tailor would sit cross-legged on the floor, putting up the... (read more)

Sweaty feet are the result of sweat glands that are over-productive, resulting in excessive perspiration. Excessive perspiration is called hyperhydrosis. Sweaty feet are most common in adolescent children... (read more)

Supination of the foot is the term used to describe the motion of the foot that increases the height of the arch. A supinated foot is a foot with a high arch. To supinate means that the foot is rolling out and... (read more)

The term stress fracture describes a fracture that is the result of repetitive load (stress) and the failure of the bone to manage and heal the effects of that load. If a bone is unable to accommodate... (read more)

Skin is the single largest organ in the human body. Estimates of the size of the surface area of the skin of an adult male range up to 15,000 sq. inches, or roughly the size of a 9'x12' rug. The average man has... (read more)

Sinus tarsi syndrome is an inflammatory reaction found within the sinus tarsi. The sinus tarsi is the lateral entry point to the subtalar joint. The subtalar joint consists of the talus on the top and... (read more)

Proper shoe fitting requires an understanding of the biomechanics of the foot and each of the basic design characteristics of shoes. The design characteristics of shoes include the materials of which the shoe is... (read more)

Shin splints are a form of tendonitis that affects the lower leg. There are two types of shin splints: anterior and posterior. Anterior shin splints affect the anterior shin and are most known to athletes.... (read more)

Sever's disease, also known as calcaneal apophysitis, is an inflammatory condition of the growth plate of the heel (calcaneus.) Sever's disease is seen during periods of active bone growth, particularly... (read more)

Sesamoiditis is an inflammatory condition of one or both of the sesamoid bones which are located on the plantar (bottom) aspect of the first metatarsal phalangeal joint (1st MPJ or big toe joint.) Sesamoiditis... (read more)

The sesamoid bones are a pair of small bones located on the plantar (bottom) aspect of the great toe joint. Sesamoid bone fractures can be the result of a direct force applied to the sesamoid, such as... (read more)