Podiatrify Topic

Foot & Ankle Surgery

Reconstruction, fixation, arthroscopy, and arthroplasty of the foot and ankle.

Can Continuous Foot Temperature Monitoring Prevent the Next Diabetic Ulcer?

New wearable technologies are allowing podiatrists to identify inflammatory hot spots before tissue breakdown becomes clinically visible.

Moheb Mikhael · Sep 14, 2026

Patient Education

The 72-Hour Window: Why Early Recognition of a Diabetic Foot Infection Matters

In a neuropathic foot, infection can progress quietly. Days, not weeks, often separate a manageable infection from a limb-threatening one.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Sep 11, 2026

Clinical Review

Minimally Invasive Bunion Surgery: What Has Changed, and What Has Not

Third- and fourth-generation percutaneous techniques promise smaller incisions. Patient selection and fixation still decide outcomes.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Sep 9, 2026

Industry Update

Lapidus Fixation in 2026: Plates, Screws, and Early Weight-Bearing

Triplanar correction systems and stronger constructs have changed postoperative protocols for first TMT arthrodesis.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Sep 5, 2026

Clinical Review

Total Ankle Replacement: Who Is a Good Candidate Today?

Implant designs and patient-specific guides have widened the conversation between arthrodesis and arthroplasty.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Aug 29, 2026

Industry Update

Weight-Bearing CT Is Changing How We Measure the Foot

Three-dimensional imaging under load reveals alignment that plain films and supine CT can miss.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Aug 24, 2026

Product Review

Footwear for Plantar Heel Pain: The Features That Matter

A Gear Lab guide to heel counters, rocker geometry, and midsole stiffness for people with plantar fasciitis.

Podiatrify Gear Lab · Sep 13, 2026

Research Brief

Rocker Soles, Explained: How Geometry Moves Pressure Off the Forefoot

Apex position and rocker angle decide where plantar pressure goes.

Podiatrify Gear Lab · Aug 30, 2026

Clinical Review

Offloading Still Wins: Total Contact Casting and Its Alternatives

Most plantar neuropathic ulcers will not heal while they carry weight.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Aug 27, 2026

Clinical Review

The Red, Hot, Swollen Neuropathic Foot: Think Charcot First

Active Charcot neuroarthropathy is often mistaken for cellulitis, gout, or a sprain.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Aug 12, 2026

Research Brief

3D-Printed Orthotics: What the Evidence Can and Cannot Say

Digital scanning and additive manufacturing improve repeatability. Clinical superiority is not yet established.

Podiatrify Gear Lab · Aug 8, 2026

Patient Education

Flat Feet in Children: When to Watch and When to Worry

Most flexible flatfoot in children is normal development.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Jul 30, 2026

A Practice Guide to In-Office 3D Foot Scanning Workflows

How practices are integrating digital capture for orthoses and footwear.

Podiatrify Clinical Editorial Team · Sep 1, 2026

Product Explorer

Products for foot & ankle surgery

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Fixation systems

Clinician-applied

Triplanar TMT Fixation System

Illustrative archetype, not a specific brand

Best For: Hallux valgus with first-ray instability
Standout: Frontal-plane rotation guide
Technology: Biplanar plating with cut guides
Clinical Role: Triplanar deformity correction

Limited Evidence

FDA Cleared · 510(k)Unverified

View AnalysisOfficial source: pending

Surgical instruments

Clinician-applied

MIS Burr and Percutaneous Screw Set

Illustrative archetype, not a specific brand

Best For: Selected mild to moderate hallux valgus
Standout: Small-portal approach
Technology: Low-speed burr with cannulated screws
Clinical Role: Minimally invasive osteotomy

Limited Evidence

FDA Cleared · 510(k)Unverified

View AnalysisOfficial source: pending

Implants

Clinician-applied

Total Ankle System with Patient-Specific Guides

Illustrative archetype, not a specific brand

Best For: End-stage ankle arthritis
Standout: Preoperative 3D planning
Technology: CT-based preoperative planning
Clinical Role: Motion-preserving arthroplasty

Moderate Evidence

FDA Cleared · 510(k)Unverified

View AnalysisOfficial source: pending