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- AAOFAS - American Association of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- abduction
- abductory base wedge osteotomy
- ABI (ankle/brachial index)
- ablation
- accommodate
- accommodative balance padding
- accommodative dressing
- accommodative orthotic
- Ace bandage
- Ace wrap
- ACFAS - American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
- ACFAOM - American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics & Medicine
- Achilles tendon
- AchilloTrain® Achilles tendon support (Bauerfeind USA, Inc.)
- Active Ankle® brace (Cramer)
- Acufex® MosaicPlasty™ comprehensive system - See FDA 510(k) summary [Acrobat required]
- Adaptic® dressing (Johnson & Johnson)
- adduction
- AFO (ankle-foot orthosis)
- A-Force dorsal night splint (Active Ankle Systems)
- Agility™ total ankle system [prosthesis] (DePuy Inc.)
- Air-Stirrup® (Aircast, Inc.)
- Aircast® walking brace (Aircast, Inc.)
- Akin bunionectomy
- Albert disease
- AliMed® PF™ night splint (AliMed, Inc.)
- Aliplast - foam-like material used in orthotics
- alphabet exercise
- Alznner orthotic (Alznner Orthotics/Bio Orthotics International, 972-437-5454)
- Ambulator® shoe(s)/footwear (Apex Foot Health Industries, Inc.)
- Amerigel® wound care products (Amerx, div. of Procyon Corp.)
- Ammens® [medicated, antiseptic, deodorant] powder (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
- angulation
- anhydrotic
- ankle/brachial index (ABI)
- ankle circle exercise
- ankle equinus
- ankle instability
- ankle joint
- ankle pump exercise
- ankle sprain
- ankle-foot orthosis (AFO)
- AnkleTough® tension straps - for progressive resistance exercise in ankle rehabilitation, strengthening (DM Systems, Inc.)
- ankylosing spondylitis
- antalgic gait
- anterior tibiofibular ligament
- anterolateral approach
- AO screw fixation
- AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) surgical technique
- AO technique
- aperture pad
- Apligraf™ - See MT Desk glossary entry
- APMA - American Podiatric Medical Association
- aponeurosis (pl. aponeuroses)
- aponeurosis plantaris
- apophysitis
- apropulsive gait
- arch height (foot type measurement)
- Arizona AFO™, a.k.a. Arizona Brace® (Custom Footwear, Inc.)
- arrectores pilorum muscles of the foot
- ArtAssist® pneumatic compression device (ACI Medical Inc.)
- arthrocentesis
- arthrodesis
- arthrography
- arthroplasty
- arthroscopy
- arthrotomy
- artificial extensor hood apparatus
- AS3 stirrup brace (Johnson & Johnson Orthopedics)
- Asics® shoes (Asics Tiger Corp.)
- ASSI® Lalonde™ dynamic compression bone clamp (Accurate Surgical & Scientific Instruments [ASSI])
- atavistic tarsometatarsal joint
- ataxic gait
- athlete's foot
- athletic taping
- Austin bunionectomy
- autogenous bone graft
- avascular necrosis
- avulsion fracture
- axial compression of the foot
- ball of the foot
- BAPS (biomechanical ankle platform system)
- BAPS board
- Bauerfeind® Achillotrain® Achilles tendon support
- BAW II™ (Body Armor Walker II™)
- Bechtol arthroplasty
- Bennett fracture
- benzoyl peroxide (5% or 10%) gel
- Betadine™ foot soak
- betamethasone
- bimalleolar fracture
- Bio-Action™ implant (MicroAire)
- bioabsorbable pins
- biomechanics
- Bionx® 1.5-mm bone fixation kit - See MT Desk glossary
- Bionx® SmartScrew™ (Bionx)
- BioStim® TENS unit, various models (BioMedical Life Systems)
- Birkenstock® shoes, inserts, etc. (Birkenstock)
- Blair fusion
- Bledsoe brace, boot, walker, etc. (Bledsoe)
- bleomycin
- Body Armor™ walker - short leg walking cast/brace/boot (Darco)
- Body Armor Walker II™; a.k.a. BAW II™ (Darco)
- Böhler (Boehler) angle (measured on radiograph)
- Bone Bullet™ suture anchor - See MT Desk glossary entry
- bony prominence
- Borrelli blade (Vilex, Inc.)
- Boston brace
- boxer's fracture
- brawny edema
- Breg® brace, walker, boot, etc. (Breg, Inc.)
- broach
- broad-based gait
- bromhidrosis
- Broström procedure, repair
- Broström-Gould ankle instability procedure
- Buechel-Pappas [total] ankle implant, replacement, procedure
- Buechel-Pappas total ankle prosthesis
- bunion
- bunionette (tailor's bunion)
- Burow's solution
- burr - small drill bit used in dentistry or surgery; syn: bur
- bursa
- calcaneal fat pad
- calcaneal valgus
- calcaneal
- calcanectomy
- calcaneocavus
- calcaneocuboid joint
- calcaneodynia
- calcaneofibular ligament
- calcaneoplantar
- calcaneovalgus
- calcaneus gait
- calcaneus
- Caldwell-Luc
- calf corset weightbearing ankle-foot orthosis
- calf stretching exercises
- callosity (see tyloma, tylosis)
- callus (see tyloma, tylosis)
- calluses
- Cam Walker® (Orthomedics)
- cancellous bone
- cancellous screw
- Canthacur® (cantharidin)
- Canthacur®-PS (cantharidin, podophyllin, salicylic acid)
- cantharidin (Verr-Canth™; Canthacur®)
- capillary refill time
- capital fragment
- capsular thickening
- capsule
- capsulodesis
- capsulotomy
- CarboFlex™ odor control dressing (ConvaTec)
- cast boot
- Castaway® orthotic (Orthomedics)
- Castillani Paint - OTC first aid antiseptic and drying agent (Pedinol Pharmacal, Inc.)
- CastWalker® (DM Systems, Inc.)
- CastWedge® (DM Systems, Inc.)
- cauda equina (pl. caudae equina)
- causalgia syndrome
- Cavilon™ products (3M)
- 3M™ Cavilon™ cleanser, emollient, barrier film, diabetic foot care kit, after cast skin care kitcavovarus
- cavus foot (pes cavus)
- cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol, Zolicef)
- Celestone® Soluspan® (betamethasone)
- cellulitis
- cephalosporin
- cephradine
- Charcot foot, joint
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth
- Charnley arthrodesis
- Charnley-Mueller arthroplasty
- Charnley-Mueller prosthesis
- cheilectomy
- chemical matricectomy
- chevron (bunion repair) procedure
- Cheyenne off-loading AFO brace (Quorum Orthopedic Labs)
- chiropodist
- chiropody
- Chopart (midtarsal) joints, complex
- Chrisman-Snook procedure - for ankle instability
- CircAid® compression systems - See MT Desk glossary entry
- claudication
- clavus (pl. clavi) - corn
- clawfoot
- Cleanwheel™ disposable neurological pinwheel - for skin sensitivity testing (Langer Biomedics)
- clindamycin 1% solution
- Clinitex® HealWell™ contracture splint(s), night splint (FLA Orthopedics, Inc.)
- clonidine
- closed fracture
- closing abductory base wedge osteotomy
- closing base wedge osteotomy
- clubfoot
- CO (certified orthotist)
- Coban® wrap, dressing (Delasco)
- cock-up deformity
- colchicine
- collar-stud abscess
- collateral ligaments
- Comf-Orthotic© insoles (Hapad, Inc.)
- comminuted fracture
- compartment syndrome
- compensated
- compensation
- complete fracture
- complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
- compound fracture
- Compridur® compression bandage (Beiersdorf)
- Comprihaft® compression bandage (Beiersdorf)
- Comprilan® compression bandage (Beiersdorf)
- Comprinet® pro; Comprinet® S antiembolism stockings (Beiersdorf)
- compression dressing
- Comprifix® ankle support (Bauerfeind USA, Inc.)
- Compro AB®; Compro Plus AB® ankle support (Bauerfeind USA, Inc.)
- condylectomy
- Conformer diabetic boot, walker (Bledsoe Brace Systems)
- congenital vertical talus
- conical hyperkeratosis
- contralateral
- coralline hydroxyapatite
- cortical screw
- cortisone injection
- cortisone
- CPO (certified prosthetist/orthotist)
- crepitus
- crescentic osteotomy
- CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome)
- Cryo/Cuff® (Aircast, Inc.)
- cuboid (bone)
- cuneiform (bone)
- curetted
- dancer's pad
- Danis-Weber fracture classification
- DarcoGel® ankle brace
- Darco® A.P.B.™ postoperative boot
- Darco® SlimLine™ cast boot
- Darco®
- debrided
- debridement
- Decadron acetate
- deconditioned
- deep fascial spaces
- degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- dehiscence
- deltoid ligament
- dendritic synovitis
- Denis Browne splint
- depigmentation
- Dermagraft® - See MT Desk glossary entry
- derotational arthroplasty
- derotational
- DeRoyal ankle contracture boot (DeRoyal)
- DeRoyal Three-D Orthopedic [product line] (DeRoyal Sports Medicine)
- DesignLine® orthotic (Langer Biomechanics)
- dexamethasone
- Dexon (suture)
- Diab-A-Thotics® orthotic (Langer Biomechanics)
- diabetic neuropathy
- digital tourniquet
- DIP (distal interphalangeal) joint
- DIP (distal interphalangeal)
- DIPJ (distal interphalangeal joint)
- direct fracture
- disarticulation
- dislocation fracture
- dislocation
- distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ)
- distal phalanx
- distal
- DJD (degenerative joint disease)
- DonJoy® RocketSoc® ankle brace (dj Orthopedics [DonJoy])
- dorsal bump
- dorsal cortical margin
- dorsiflexed
- dorsiflexion
- dorsiflexory
- dorsoplantar
- dorsum of the foot
- double fracture
- DP (dorsalis pedis) pulse
- Dr. Scholl's® (Schering-Plough HealthCare Products)
- drawer sign
- Dressflex® orthotic (Langer Biomechanics)
- Drionic® - device to reduce perspiration (General Medical Co.)
- dropfoot gait
- Drysol®
- DuoDerm® dressing (ConvaTec)
- Dupuytren fracture
- Dura*Kold or DuraKold wrap, including foot and ankle wrap and surgical foot wrap (dj Orthopedics [DonJoy])
- Dura*Soft or DuraSoft wrap, including surgical foot/ankle wrap and universal wrap (dj Orthopedics [DonJoy])
- DuVries hammertoe repair
- Dwyer osteotomy
- dyshidrosis
- dystonic gait
- dystrophic gait
- dystrophic mycotic toenail(s)
- dystrophic nail(s)
- EBI bone stimulator (EBI Medical)
- EDIN procedure (endoscopic decompression interdigital neuroma)
- Elodur® fine; Elodur® forte compression bandage(s) (Beiersdorf)
- Eloflex®; Eloflex® Lycra® compression bandage(s) (Beiersdorf)
- Elohaft® compression bandage (Beiersdorf)
- eminence
- EMLA® cream - acronym: eutectic mixture of local anesthetic
- EMLA® anesthetic disc - See MT Desk glossary entry
- endoscopic decompression interdigital neuroma (EDIN) [procedure]
- endoscopic plantar fasciotomy (EPF)
- EPF (endoscopic plantar fasciotomy)
- epicritic
- epicritic sensation
- Epidermophyton floccosum (E. floccosum) - fungus that causes athlete's foot
- epinephrine
- eponychia
- eponychial fold
- eponychium (syn. epionychium)
- equine gait
- equinovarus
- erythromycin 2% solution
- Ethibond (suture)
- Etonic® running shoes (National Footwear)
- Eucerin lotion, cream
- evanescent swelling
- Evans procedure - ankle
- Evazote® (Zotefoams)
- eversion
- eversion stress test
- excisional matricectomy
- exertional compartment syndrome
- exostectomy
- exostosis
- exsanguination
- extensor contracture
- extensor tendons
- extensor
- F-Scan™ mat system (Tekscan)
- Fabco wrap; Fabco self-adhesive gauze dressing (W W Medical, 860-536-8499)
- fascia
- fasciodesis
- fascioplasty
- fasciorrhaphy
- fasciotomy
- fatigue fracture
- festinating gait
- fetid foot syndrome
- fiberglass
- fibula
- field block (anesthetic technique)
- fifth metatarsal
- first metatarsal-cuneiform arthrodesis
- first metatarsal
- flail foot
- flexor hallucis brevis
- flexor hallucis longus
- flexor tendon
- Floam® cushioning material (Johnson & Johnson Orthopedics)
- Florsheim shoes
- Flowpac® compression pump (Huntleigh Healthcare)
- Flowpress® compression garment(s) & pump (Huntleigh Healthcare)
- Flowtron® compression garment(s) & pumps (Huntleigh Healthcare)
- fluconazole
- fluoroscope
- foam mold
- footdrop
- Footmaxx® orthotics (Footmaxx)
- Footmaxx® system - computerized gait and pressure analysis (Footmaxx)
- footprint indices (foot type measurement)
- footprint
- forefoot
- fourth metatarsal
- Freiberg disease
- Freiberg infraction
- Friedreich tabes, ataxia, foot, sign
- frontal plane
- frontal-plane measurement
- fulguration
- fully-threaded cortical screw
- Fungi-Nail® antifungal solution (Kramer Labs)
- fungi that cause athlete's foot
- Epidermophyton floccosum (E. floccosum)
- Trichophyton mentagrophytes (T. mentagrophytes)
- Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum)
- Fungoid® tincture - OTC topical antifungal agent (Pedinol Pharmacal Inc.)
- fusion
- GAIT - acronym: great toe arthroplasty implant technique
- gait: antalgic
- apropulsive
- ataxic
- broad-based
- calcaneus
- dropfoot
- dystonic
- dystrophic
- equine
- festinating
- marche à petits pas - "gait with little steps" [See Dorland's entry under marche]
- myopathic
- propulsive
- steppage
- gait cycle
- gangrene
- gastrocnemius reflex
- gastrocnemius muscle
- gastrocnemius resection
- gastrocnemius-soleus muscles
- gelatinous
- Gel-Band® stirrup ankle brace (FLA Orthopedics, Inc.)
- Gelocast® zinc-gel bandage (Beiersdorf)
- Gelostretch® zinc-gel bandage(Beiersdorf)
- gentian violet
- GentleStep™ insoles (Darco)
- GentleStep™ shoe (Darco; product information)
- genu recurvatum
- genu valgum
- genu varum
- GES (gradient elastic stocking)
- Gissane angle (measured on radiograph)
- glomus tumor
- goniometer
- gradient
- gradient elastic stocking (GES)
- granulating
- granulation tissue
- great saphenous vein
- Grice arthrodesis
- Gris-PEG® (griseofulvin ultramicrosize)
- Haglund deformity - posterior Achilles tendon bursitis
- Haglund square-back deformity
- hairline fracture
- half-shoes
- hallux abductovalgus (HAV)
- hallux rigidus
- hallux valgus deformity
- hallux valgus
- hammertoe deformity
- hammertoe
- Hapad Comf-Orthotic© insoles (Hapad, Inc.)
- hard corn (heloma durum)
- HAV (hallux abductovalgus)
- HealWell™ [Clinitex® HealWell™] contracture splint(s), night splint (FLA Orthopedics, Inc.)
- heel cord
- Heel Minder™ heel elevation system (Theros LLC)
- heel pad
- heel spur syndrome
- heel spur
- Heelift® suspension boot; Heelift® soft suspension boot (DM Systems, Inc.)
- heloma durum (hard corn)
- heloma molle (soft corn)
- helotomy
- hemiphalangectomy
- Herbert screw
- Herbst Cradle™ ankle/foot orthosis (Brown Medical Industries)
- Hibiclens™
- high-voltage pulsed current (HVPC)
- hindfoot
- Histofreezer® cryosurgical wart treatment - See MT Desk glossary entry
- Homans sign
- HVPC (high-voltage pulsed current)
- hyfrecated
- hyfrecation
- Hyfrecator® (Medical Solutions)
- hyperkeratosis
- hypermobile
- hypermobility
- hyperostosis
- hyponychium
- I&D (incision and drainage)
- Iceman® cold therapy system (VQ OrthoCARE)
- IM (intermetatarsal) angle
- IM (intermetatarsal)
- impingement
- incision and drainage (I&D)
- incurvated
- incurvation
- indurated
- induration
- infracalcaneal bursitis
- infracalcaneal
- ingrown toenail - onychocryptosis
- innervated
- innervation
- insensate foot
- insufficiency fracture
- interdigital nerves
- interdigital space
- intermetatarsal (IM)
- intermetatarsal interspaces
- internal fixation
- interphalangeal (IP)
- interpositional toe arthroplasty
- interspace(s)
- intra-articular
- intractable plantar keratosis (IPK)
- intratendinous calcification
- intrinsic muscle strength
- inversion-eversion motion
- inversion
- iontophoresis
- IP (interphalangeal) joint
- IPK (intractable plantar keratosis)
- ipos™ orthotics (ipos North America)
- anti-adductus shoe
- forefoot relief orthosis
- heel lifts
- heel relief orthosis
- surgical boots
- irradiated chondral graft implantation arthroplasty
- ischemia
- Iselin disease - apophysitis of the fifth metatarsal base
- Jobst™ stockings (Beiersdorf AG)
- Jones fracture
- Jones suspension (procedure)
- Joplin bunionectomy
- Joplin neuroma
- Juvara osteotomy
- juxtamalleolar lipoma
- Juzo® ankle brace (Juzo/Julius Zorn, Inc.)
- Juzo® compression stockings/hose (Juzo/Julius Zorn, Inc.)
- K-wire - 0.035, 0.045, 0.062 [inches, outside diameter] (United American Medical, for example)
- K-wire (Kirschner wire) fixation
- K-wire fixation
- KAFO (knee-ankle-foot orthosis)
- Kallassy® ankle support [ankle brace] (Encore Medical)
- Keller bunionectomy
- Keller resection arthroplasty
- keloid
- Kenalog® (triamcinolone)
- Kendall T.E.D.® hose, stockings
- Kerasal® ointment (Draxis Health, Inc.)
- keratoderma
- keratoma
- keratosis
- ketorolac tromethamine (injectable NSAID)
- Kidner procedure
- Kinetec® Ankle CPM 5190™ - for continuous ROM therapy (VQ OrthoCARE)
- Kirschner apparatus, splint
- Kirschner wire (K-wire)
- Kleiger test - syndesmosis; deltoid ligament
- Kling™
- Kocher approach
- Köhler (Koehler) disease
- koilonychia (spoon nail)
- Krakow locking loop technique - Achilles tendon repair
- Kreuscher bunionectomy
- Künzli™ ankle shoe (Künzli)
- L'Nard Multi Podus® - See MT Desk glossary entry
- Lac-Hydrin
- laciniate ligament
- Lactinol® (lactic acid 10%) lotion (Pedinol Pharmacal Inc.)
- Lactinol-E® (lactic acid 10%) creme (Pedinol Pharmacal Inc.)
- lamb's wool
- Lamisil (terbinafine)
- Lapidus bunionectomy
- LaPorta great toe MPJ implant (Futura™ Biomedical)
- Laschal® suture cutter
- last [as in straight-last shoe] - a form over which a shoe is constructed
- broad forefoot last
- combination last
- in-flare last
- narrow heel last
- out-flare last
- straight last
- lateral cuneiform
- lateral deviation of the hallux
- lateral malleolus
- lateral
- leather ankle lacer (orthotic device)
- LEAP program - Acronym: lower extremity amputation prevention
- LEAP monofilament screening kit
- self-testing sensory kit includes LEAP filament, instructions, questionnaire
- leg-length discrepancy
- lesser metatarsals
- lichen planus
- lidocaine and clonidine - for local anesthetic block
- lidocaine
- ligament
- ligamentous laxity
- Lisfranc joints: articulations between midfoot & forefoot; tarsometatarsal joints
- Lockhart Toe Splint™
- long flexor tendon
- long leg cast
- longitudinal arch
- Lotrimin® (clotrimazole) topical solution (Schering-Plough HealthCare)
- Lotrimin® AF (clotrimazole) antifungal cream, solution, spray liquid, powder, spray powder
- Lotrimin® Ultra™ (butenafine hydrochloride 1%) antifungal cream - OTC; once-daily administration
- Ludloff (oblique shaft) osteotomy
- Ludloff-Akin procedure
- lymphangitis
- macerated
- maceration
- Maisonneuve ankle fracture
- MalleoLoc® ankle brace (Bauerfeind USA, Inc.)
- malleolus (gen. and pl. malleoli)
- MalleoTrain® ankle support (Bauerfeind USA, Inc.)
- Marcaine
- March fracture
- marche à petits pas - "gait with little steps" [See Dorland's entry under marche]
- matricectomy (secondary spelling, matrixectomy)
- matrixectomy (matricectomy)
- Mau osteotomy
- Mayo (bunion repair)
- Mayo block (regional anesthetic technique)
- MBA® [Maxwell-Brancheau arthroereisis] subtalar joint implant (Kinetikos Medical, Inc. [KMI®])
- McBride (bunion repair)
- McGlamry elevator
- McKeever arthrodesis
- medial cuneiform
- medial malleolus
- medial
- Mephisto® shoes (Mephisto S.A.)
- Mercado triple arthrodesis
- metatarsal-cuneiform joint axis
- metatarsalgia
- metatarsectomy
- metatarsophalangeal (MTP; MP)
- metatarsus adductovarus
- metatarsus adductus
- metatarsus atavicus
- metatarsus brevis
- metatarsus latus
- metatarsus primus elevatus (MPE)
- metatarsus primus varus
- metatarsus varus
- MicroAire Bio-Action™ implant (MicroAire)
- middle cuneiform
- middle phalanx
- midfoot
- midstance
- midtarsal (Chopart) joints: articulations between hindfoot & midfoot; talonavicular, calcaneocuboid
- Mitchell (bunion repair)
- Moberg arthrodesis
- mobile adaptor
- moccasin-type tinea pedis
- modified Broström procedure - ankle
- modified Mitchell bunionectomy
- moleskin
- monodactylous cleft
- monodactyly
- Morton neuroma
- mosaicplasty - for treatment of talar dome OCD [also knee]
- MosaicPlasty™ system (a.k.a. Acufex® MosaicPlasty™ system)
- MP (metatarsophalangeal) joint
- MPE (metatarsus primus elevatus)
- MPJ (metatarsophalangeal joint)
- MTP (metatarsophalangeal) joint
- Mulder click, sign
- Multi Podus® - See MT Desk glossary entry
- Multi-Phase® ankle orthosis (OMNI)
- Mycocide NS® topical antifungal (Woodward Laboratories)
- mycotic toenail(s)
- myopathic gait
- myrmecial warts
- nail bed
- nail debridement
- nail plate
- navicula
- navicular drift
- navicular drop
- navicular
- necrosis
- necrotic tissue
- neoprene
- neurectomy
- neuroarthropathic
- neuroma
- neuropathic foot
- neurovascular status
- neutral position
- New Balance® shoes (New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc.)
- N'ice Stretch™ night splint suspension system (Brown Medical Industries; product information)
- night cast
- night splint
- nonedematous
- nonerythematous
- nonunion
- nonweightbearing
- normal saline
- NuPulse foot compression device (Kinetic Concepts, Inc.; photograph)
- nylon
- O2Boot® - THBO® [Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen™] therapy for wound healing (GRW Medical)
- OCD (osteochondritis dissecans; osteochondral defect)
- offset blade system
- Ollier incision, approach
- onychauxis
- onychocryptosis (ingrown toenail)
- onychodystrophic
- onychodystrophy
- onychogryphosis (secondary spelling, onychogryposis)
- onychogryphotic
- onychogryposis (onychogryphosis)
- onycholysis
- onychomadesis
- onychomycosis
- onychopathy
- onychotomy
- open fracture
- Orthaheel® orthotic (Orthaheel
- orthosis (pl. orthoses)
- orthotic
- orthotist
- orthotripsy - See MT Desk glossary entry
- oscillating saw
- OssaTron® Orthotripter™ (ESWT system) - See MT Desk glossary entry
- ossicle
- ossiform
- ossify
- ostectomy
- osteoarthropathy
- osteochondral defect (OCD)
- osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)
- osteochondritis
- osteochondroma
- osteogenic
- OsteoGen™ surgically implantable bone growth stimulator (EBI Medical)
- osteolysis
- osteomyelitis
- osteophyte
- osteoporotic washout
- overlapping
- overpronation
- overriding fracture
- overriding hallux
- overuse syndrome
- palliative therapy, treatment
- palmoplantar warts
- palpable click
- panmetatarsal
- paronychia
- paronychial nail infection
- paronychial
- partial nail avulsion
- patellar-tendon-bearing orthosis
- pedal arch
- pedal pulse
- Pedi-Dri® (nystatin topical powder USP)
- Pedifix® crest pad (a.k.a. buttress pad)
- pedorthist - specialist in the design, manufacture, modification of prescribed shoes and related foot appliances
- Pelite - polyethylene closed-cell foam
- Penlac™ nail lacquer (topical antifungal) - See MT Desk glossary entry
- percussion ("thump") test
- periarticular
- peripheral nerve block
- peroneal muscles
- peroneal nerve entrapment
- peroneal spastic flatfoot
- peroneal tendon sheath
- peroneal tendon subluxation
- peroneus brevis
- peroneus longus
- pes cavus
- pes planus
- PF™ night splint (AliMed, Inc.)
- phalangeal
- phalangectomy
- phalangitis
- phalangophalangeal
- phalanx (pl. phalanges)
- phenol
- phenolization
- phlebitis
- PhleboPump™ dorsiflexion device (Prevent Products, Inc.)
- pigmentation
- pilon (plafond) fracture
- PIP (proximal interphalangeal) joint
- PIP (proximal interphalangeal)
- PIPJ (proximal interphalangeal joint)
- pitted keratolysis
- pitting edema
- PLA (polylactic acid) absorbable screw
- planovalgus
- plantar aponeurosis
- plantar fascia
- plantar fasciitis
- plantar flexion
- plantar nerves
- plantar rest strapping
- plantar wart (verruca pedis)
- plantarflexory
- plantigrade posture
- plantigrade
- Plastazote® (Zotefoams); MT Desk glossary entry
- PlexiPulse® intermittent pneumatic compression device for DVT prophylaxis (Kinetic Concepts, Inc. [KCI])
- PlexiPulse® foot wrap (Kinetic Concepts, Inc. [KCI])
- PLLA (poly-L-lactic acid) screw, pin - biodegradable fixation device
- PneuGel™ ankle support/brace (Sroufe Healthcare Products)
- pneumatic ankle tourniquet
- podagra
- podagral
- podagric
- podalgia
- podarthritis
- podedema
- PodiClens™ OTC foot sanitizer (Woodward Laboratories)
- pododynia
- podogram
- Pod-Orthoses™ insoles (Darco; product information)
- polylactide absorbable screw(s)
- poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) cortical screw - biodegradable fixation device
- polypropylene orthotic
- Polysorb (suture)
- popliteal fossa neural blockade (regional anesthetic technique)
- posterior tibial tendinitis
- posterior tibialis (PT)
- posterior tibiofibular ligament
- Pott fracture
- power burr
- PPCID™ (pneumatic peripheral circulation improvement device) - Rx slipper-like SFCD. See MT Desk glossary entry
- PRICE (protection, rest, ice, compression, elevation)
- Primus™ flexible great toe implant (Futura™ Biomedical)
- Prolene (suture)
- pronated
- pronation
- propulsive gait
- prosthetist
- Pro-Tech Fit sport orthotics (PAL Health Systems)
- proximal interphalangeal (PIP)
- proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ)
- proximal phalanx
- proximal
- PT (posterior tibialis) pulse
- pump bump (retrocalcaneal bursitis)
- purulence
- purulent drainage
- Ragnell retractor
- ram's horn nail
- range of motion (ROM)
- ray
- rearfoot
- reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)
- Regnauld classification system
- Regranex® - See MT Desk glossary entry
- Reiter syndrome
- relative rest
- relaxed flatfoot
- removable walking cast
- Restore® AF antifungal lotion (Laxim Laboratories, 888-663-8644)
- Restore® AF antimicrobial skin cleanser (Laxim Laboratories)
- retrocalcaneal bursitis
- retrocalcaneal
- retrograde massage
- retromalleolar bursitis
- Reverdin bunionectomy
- RICE - acronym: rest, ice, compression, elevation
- Richie ankle brace - developed by Douglas Richie, DPM (PAL Health Systems)
- rigid flatfoot
- rigid-soled postoperative shoe
- Rochester bone trephine
- rockerbottom foot
- RocketSoc® (dj Orthopedics [DonJoy])
- Rockport (shoes)
- Rohadur orthotic(s)
- RollBlock™ ankle support (CMO, Inc.)
- ROM (range of motion)
- Romika (shoes)
- rotary burr
- rotational
- RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)
- rubber walking heel
- rubor
- SACH - acronym: solid-ankle, cushioned heel
- SAFE - acronym: stationary attachment flexible endoskeletal
- sagittal plane
- sagittal-Z osteotomy
- salicylic acid
- Saucony shoes (Saucony)
- scarf bunionectomy
- scarf osteotomy
- SCD (sequential compression device)
- SCFD (sequential foot compression device)
- second metatarsal
- self-tapping lag screw
- Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test
- Semmes-Weinstein test
- sequential compression device (SCD)
- sequential foot compression device (SCFD)
- seronegative
- serosanguineous serous drainage
- serpentine
- sesamoid
- sesamoidectomy
- sesamoiditis
- Setopress® compression bandage/wrap (ConvaTec)
- Sever disease (calcaneal apophysitis)
- Sgarlato lesser toe MP implant (Futura™ Biomedical)
- SherForm TPE; SherForm silicone insoles (Sher™ Company)
- shoe terms: flare, heel counter, lace stay, last, liner, quarter, shank, sole, toe box, vamp
- short flexor tendon iontophoresis
- short leg cast
- signal intensity
- Sigvaris® compression stockings/hose (Ganzoni Sigvaris; Sigvaris Inc. [USA] - 770-631-1778)
- Sigvaris® Delilah, Samson, Sculptors, etc., (supportsocks.com)
- Silipos digital pad, insoles, etc. (Silipos)
- Silopad™ bunion shield, digital pad, digital caps (Silipos)
- Silon® Dual-Dress™ wound dressing - Bio Med Sciences Inc.; also see MT Desk glossary entry
- Silvadene™ cream (silver sulfadiazine 1%)
- Silver bunionectomy
- Simmonds (Thompson) test - for Achilles tendon rupture
- sinus tarsi
- sinus tract infection
- skew
- skewfoot
- slap hammer
- Slimthotic® orthotic (Langer Biomechanics)
- slough (s/l sluff)
- SmartPin™ (PLLA pin) - See MT Desk glossary entry
- SmartScrew™ (PLLA screw) - See MT Desk glossary entry
- Snugs™ foot glove; Snugs™ foot/plantar wrap (Incare, Inc.)
- Sof Airr® insole; a.k.a SofSole® Airr™ (Implus Footcare, LLC)
- SofSole® footcare product line (Implus Footcare, LLC)
- soft corn (heloma molle)
- sole
- Sonicator® (Mettler Electronics)
- Sorbothane® footwear, insoles, heel cushions, etc. (Sorbothane, div. of Leyland & Birmingham Ltd.)
- Sorbsan™ wet wound dressing (Delasco)
- SP™ (single patient) ankle orthosis (VQ OrthoCARE)
- spasmodic flatfoot
- Spenco insole (Spenco)
- splay foot
- splay
- Sporanox® PulsePak™ - See MT Desk glossary entry
- STAR (Scandinavian total ankle replacement) prosthesis - available in U.S. only under FDA approved IDE
- stasis ulcer(s) static mold
- Steady Step™ walker - walking cast/brace/boot (Brown Medical Industries)
- Steinmann pin
- stellate fracture
- stenosing
- stenosis
- steppage gait
- Steri-Strips
- Stieda process
- STNP (subtalar neutral position)
- Stone bunionectomy
- strapping
- stress fracture
- StrideRite (shoes)
- styloid process
- subchondral sclerosis
- subchondral
- subcuticular
- subluxation
- subtalar joint
- subtalar neutral position (STNP)
- subungual exostosis
- subungual ulceration
- Sullivan sign - associated with chronic neuroma formation causing toes to spread
- Supazote® (Zotefoams)
- superficial peroneal nerve
- Superform Stylotic® orthotic (Langer Biomechanics)
- supination
- Supp-Hose™ support stockings
- suppuration
- SurePress® compression bandage/wrap; SurePress® absorbent padding (ConvaTec)
- Sure Step® stirrup brace (Joint Solutions, Inc.)
- SurgiLav Plus hydro-debridement system - See MT Desk glossary entry
- sustentaculum tali
- Swede-O® Ankeloc™ (Swede-O)
- Swede-O® brace (Swede-O)
- swing phase [part of gait cycle]
- Syme ankle disarticulation, amputation
- sympathectomy
- syndesmodial joint
- syndesmosis tibiofibularis
- syndesmotic joint
- synovial effusion
- synovial fluid
- synovial impingement
- tabes
- tabetic
- tailor's bunion
- TakeOff™ Ankle Protec™ wrap (Smith and Nephew Inc.)
- talar dome
- talar tilt test
- talipes calcaneus
- talipes equinovarus
- talipes equinus
- talipes valgus
- talipes varus
- talipes
- talocalcaneal
- talocrural
- talofibular ligament
- talofibular mortise
- talofibular
- talon noir (black heel)
- talonavicular joint axis
- talonavicular joint
- talonavicular
- talotibial exostosis
- talotibial joint (TTJ)
- talus
- tannic acid
- taping technique
- tarsal canal
- tarsal coalition
- tarsal tunnel release
- tarsal tunnel syndrome
- tarsal tunnel
- tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint
- tea soaks (black tea)
- T.E.D.® hose, stockings (Kendall)
- Telos ankle stress apparatus, device - to asses ankle instability
- tendinitis (secondary spelling, tendonitis)
- tenosynovitis
- TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)
- TENS unit
- terbinafine (Lamisil)
- THBO® [Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen™] therapy for wound healing; see O2Boot® (GRW Medical)
- Therafirm™ compression stockings/hose (Therafirm Compression Products Corp.)
- third metatarsal
- Thomas heel
- Thompson (Simmonds) test - for Achilles tendon rupture
- Three-D short leg walker [brace, boot] (DeRoyal)
- "thump" (percussion) test
- tibia
- tibial pilon (plafond)
- tibial plafond (pilon)
- tibial plateau
- tibial torsion
- tibial tuberosity
- tibiofibular syndesmosis
- tibiofibular torsion
- Tillaux fracture
- TIML (transverse intermetatarsal ligament)
- tinea pedis
- Tineacide® - OTC topical for fungal infections of toes and fingers
- Tinel sign
- TMT (tarsometatarsal)
- toenail
- tophaceous gout
- total nail avulsion
- total-contact cast
- Tourni-cot™ exsanguinating tourniquet - See MT Desk glossary entry
- tourniquet
- towel curls
- transchondral fracture
- transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
- transverse flatfoot
- transverse intermetatarsal ligament (TIML)
- transverse plane
- Trichophyton mentagrophytes (T. mentagrophytes) - fungus that causes athlete's foot
- Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum) - fungus that causes athlete's foot
- tricorrectional bunionectomy
- tricorrectional osteotomy
- trigger point
- trimalleolar fracture
- triplane fracture
- triple arthrodesis
- triple bundle technique - Achilles tendon repair
- Truform™ compression stockings/hose
- TTJ (talotibial joint)
- tuberosity
- tuft
- Tuli's® heel cup, heel cushion - See Muller Sports Medicine
- tuning fork test - for fracture, stress
- turgor
- T-Walker universal ambulatory AFO (Orthotic Rehab)
- tyloma (see callus, callosity)
- tylosis (see callus, callosity)
- UCBL (orthosis, insert) - acronym: University of California Berkeley Laboratory
- UCOheal® Adjust-a-Lift heel lift (UCO International)
- UCOlite® (UCO International)
- ultrasound
- UnderDog system of modular orthotics; insoles, heel spur cushion, components (PAL Health Systems)
- underlapping toe(s)
- ungual tuft
- uniportal plantar fasciotomy (UPF); see
- procedure description (A.M. Surgical)
- Advance for HIM online - 2/26/01
- Unna boot
- UPF (uniportal plantar fasciotomy)
- v-shaped sliding osteotomy
- valgus index (foot type measurement)
- valgus
- Valleix sign, point
- varus
- vascular calcification
- Velcro
- Venodyne® compression device for DVT (Microtek Medical, div. of Isolyzer)
- venous stasis ulcer(s)
- Verr-Canth™ (cantharidin)
- verruca (pl. verrucae) - wart(s)
- verruca pedis - plantar wart
- vibration perception threshold (VPT)
- viscoelastic heel cushion
- Viscoheel® (Bauerfeind USA, Inc.)
- Viscolas® insoles, heel cushions, heel spur cushions (Viscolas)
- VPT (vibration perception threshold)
- WACH shoe - pronounced "watch"; acronym: wedge adjustable cushioned heel)
- Wagner classification - of diabetic foot ulcers
- Wagstaffe fracture
- WalkCare™ - OTC slipper-like SCFD. See MT Desk glossary entry
- walking cast
- wart (verruca)
- watch shoe - See WACH shoe
- Watson-Jones procedure - for ankle instability
- Weber type C ankle fracture
- wedge shelf osteotomy
- weightbearing
- Weil distal shortening osteotomy
- Weil osteotomy
- WEST (Weinstein enhanced sensory test)
- WEST-foot™ - See description
- Whirlpool
- Winograd procedure (nail surgery)
- Wolin sign - scar tissue in the ankle
- Wound Care Shoe System™ (Darco; product information)
- Wound Stick™
- xerosis
- XeroSox cast/bandage protector (XeroSox)
- Xylocaine® (lidocaine HCl)
- YAG laser
- Youngswick modification (of Austin bunionectomy)
- Z-bunionectomy
- Zinco walker (Zinco Industries)