· 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
· 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
· Aliplast - foam-like material used in orthotics
· alphabet exercise
· Alznner orthotic (Alznner Orthotics/Bio Orthotics International, 972-437-5454)
· Ambulator® shoe(s)/footwear
· Amerigel® wound care products
· Ammens® [medicated, antiseptic, deodorant] powder
· 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
· ankylosing spondylitis
· antalgic gait
· anterior tibiofibular ligament
· anterolateral approach
· AO screw fixation
· AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) surgical technique
· AO technique
· aperture pad
· Apligraf™ -
· 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®
· arrectores pilorum muscles of the foot
· ArtAssist® pneumatic compression device
· 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
· 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
· bioabsorbable pins
· biomechanics
· Bionx® 1.5-mm bone fixation kit
· Bionx® SmartScrew™
· BioStim® TENS unit, various models
· Birkenstock® shoes, inserts, etc.
· Blair fusion
· Bledsoe brace, boot, walker, etc.
· bleomycin
· Body Armor™ walker - short leg walking cast/brace/boot
· Body Armor Walker II™; a.k.a. BAW II™ · Böhler (Boehler) angle (measured on radiograph)
· Bone Bullet™ suture anchor · bony prominence
· Borrelli blade
· Boston brace
· boxer's fracture
· brawny edema
· Breg® brace, walker, boot, etc.
· 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®
· 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
· cast boot
· Castaway® orthotic
· Castillani Paint - OTC first aid antiseptic and drying agent
· CastWalker®
· CastWedge®
· cauda equina (pl. caudae equina)
· causalgia syndrome
· Cavilon™ products
· 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
· chiropodist
· chiropody
· Chopart (midtarsal) joints, complex
· Chrisman-Snook procedure - for ankle instability
· CircAid® compression systems - See
· claudication
· clavus (pl. clavi) - corn
· clawfoot
· Cleanwheel™ disposable neurological pinwheel - for skin sensitivity testing
· clindamycin 1% solution
· Clinitex® HealWell™ contracture splint(s), night splint
· clonidine
· closed fracture
· closing abductory base wedge osteotomy
· closing base wedge osteotomy
· clubfoot
· CO (certified orthotist)
· Coban® wrap, dressing
· cock-up deformity
· colchicine
· collar-stud abscess
· collateral ligaments
· Comf-Orthotic© insoles
· comminuted fracture
· compartment syndrome
· compensated
· compensation
· complete fracture
· complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
· compound fracture
· Compridur® compression bandage
· Comprihaft® compression bandage
· Comprilan® compression bandage
· Comprinet® pro; Comprinet® S antiembolism stockings
· compression dressing
· Comprifix® ankle support
· Compro AB®; Compro Plus AB® ankle support
· condylectomy
· Conformer diabetic boot, walker
· 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®
· 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
· 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 · 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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®
· 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®
· 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
· oscillating saw
· OssaTron® Orthotripter™ (ESWT system)
· 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)
· 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)
· 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 ·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®
· 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
· 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.
· 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)
· SmartScrew™ (PLLA screw)
· 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™
· 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
· 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
· 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.
· 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)
Additional Web-based Resources
· BioMechanics Magazine
· Foot & Ankle Conditions (Medmedia)
· Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics Online
· OrthoGuide (search)
· OrthopedicSurgery.com
· Product Catalog - Foot & Ankle
· Product Catalog - Universal Footcare Products
· Wound Care Products
