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Philosophy of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Understand the person, the mechanics and the injury. This book follows the clinical reasoning that connects careful assessment with appropriate treatment and a practical route back to activity.

Written by Mr Peyman Bakhshayesh, MD, PhD, MBA, Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, specialising in foot and ankle surgery and trauma.

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Complete illustrated edition · Free English PDF

Philosophy of Foot and Ankle Surgery

A substantial illustrated book connecting the whole patient, foot mechanics, treatment choices and recovery. Mr Peyman Bakhshayesh brings together elective foot and ankle surgery, sports injuries and trauma in one clinical approach.

Nine chapters · Arthritis and reconstruction · Sports injuries · Trauma · Rehabilitation

The clinical philosophy

The whole patient and a functional foot

The nine chapters bring together the author’s philosophy, clinical assessment, hindfoot and midfoot disease, forefoot reconstruction, biomechanics, sports injuries, trauma and recovery. Throughout, symptoms, daily life, alignment, soft tissues and healing capacity guide the choice between non-operative care and surgery.

Illustrations and referenced discussions support the explanation of movement, deformity and treatment. Sports care also includes ligament and osteochondral injury, Haglund-related pain, turf toe and plantar-plate injury, with rehabilitation linked to the demands of work and sport.

Conditions and treatments

Twenty-two areas of foot and ankle care

Ankle arthritis and stability

Assessment, joint preservation, replacement, fusion and ligament care.

  • Ankle arthritis
  • Ankle fusion
  • Total ankle replacement
  • Ankle arthroscopy
  • Chronic ankle instability

Hindfoot and midfoot reconstruction

Alignment, arch function and the choice of the joints and structures that need treatment.

  • Subtalar and hindfoot fusion
  • Midfoot arthritis and fusion
  • Progressive collapsing foot deformity
  • Cavovarus and high-arched foot
  • Painful accessory navicular

Forefoot and toe conditions

Comfort in footwear, balanced loading, joint function and interdigital nerve symptoms.

  • Bunions and hallux valgus
  • Hallux rigidus and big-toe arthritis
  • Hammer toe, claw toe and lesser-toe deformities
  • Morton’s neuroma

Heel pain and Achilles care

Understanding the painful tissue, restoring load tolerance and protecting a healing tendon.

  • Plantar fasciitis and heel pain
  • Achilles tendinopathy
  • Achilles tendon rupture

Trauma and fracture care

Injury mechanisms, soft tissues, stability, reconstruction and the recovery of useful function.

  • Ankle fractures
  • Pilon fractures
  • Lisfranc injury
  • Calcaneus fractures
  • Tibial and long-bone fractures

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The complete English edition

For clinicians, learners and readers seeking a deeper understanding of foot and ankle treatment. The PDF contains the full illustrated book. Individual treatment and postoperative restrictions are agreed with the treating clinical team.