SmartTRAK's Top 3 Takeaways from Day 2 of Desert Foot
I’ll be the first to admit that I am not a New England Patriots fan. As a matter of fact I get rather irritated when they win year after year. Nevertheless, it’s hard to not appreciate the spirit of teamwork that has propelled the Patriots organization to win six Super Bowl titles. As we know, teamwork does not suggest the absence of conflict; however, it does express the willingness of a group of people, with individual talents, to work together to achieve a goal. Teamwork between clinicians, policy representatives and product manufacturers is crucial to winning the battle of healing wounds, salvaging limbs and saving lives. Three key takeaways from Day 2 of Desert Foot 2019 lend support to this point.
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For question 1. There is more than one common foot type that will cause high loads on the fifth metatarsal. The over supinator foot type which is often a cavus foot. (Laterally deviated STJ axis will cause this.) True the over supinator foot type will commonly have a peroneal tendonitis. The second foot type that will tend to have high loads on the fifth metatarsal head would be the partially compensated varus foot type. Both of these foot types will tend to have an inverted heel. The residency question to ask here is what test is used to differentiate these two foot types and what do you see with the test with each foot type? Coleman block test. The partially compensated varus foot will not evert with the block, but the over supinator foot will, most of the time evert. I don't have numbers, but I would off the cuff say that the rearfoot varus is more common and you rarely see peroneal tendonitis with that foot.