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Alan A. MacGill, DPM, FACFAS

Feature
11/11/2019
Point Noting that corticosteroid injections have the risk of plantar fascia rupture and do not address the degenerative nature of plantar fasciopathy, this author says stretching and orthotics help remedy
Point Noting that corticosteroid injections have the risk of plantar fascia rupture and do not address the degenerative nature of plantar fasciopathy, this author says stretching and orthotics help remedy
Point Noting that...
11/11/2019
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
06/01/2009
   Evaluating and treating exercise-induced lower leg pain can be a difficult task for the foot and ankle physician. Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is commonly misdiagnosed and often patients go though an exhaustive trial of...
   Evaluating and treating exercise-induced lower leg pain can be a difficult task for the foot and ankle physician. Chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS) is commonly misdiagnosed and often patients go though an exhaustive trial of...
   Evaluating and treating...
06/01/2009
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
09/30/2008
Ankle fractures in patients with diabetes present a great challenge for the foot and ankle surgeon. Indeed, there is an abundance of literature documenting the difficulty of managing diabetic ankle fractures. Surgical treatment can be fraught...
Ankle fractures in patients with diabetes present a great challenge for the foot and ankle surgeon. Indeed, there is an abundance of literature documenting the difficulty of managing diabetic ankle fractures. Surgical treatment can be fraught...
Ankle fractures in patients with...
09/30/2008
Podiatry Today
Defining Expectations During Each Year Of Residency Training
Residency Corner
01/29/2021
Seasoned residency directors discuss time management challenges and essential communication skills for first-year residents, a shift toward elective reconstruction and trauma procedures in the second year, and the progression of technical...
Seasoned residency directors discuss time management challenges and essential communication skills for first-year residents, a shift toward elective reconstruction and trauma procedures in the second year, and the progression of technical...
Seasoned residency directors...
01/29/2021
Podiatry Today
Purpose: We present a case of extensive lower extremity road rash and a distal fibular fracture in a 13-year-old female secondary to a golf cart injury.  
08/13/2019
Background: We present a challenging case in a 56-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis with nonhealing fo...
08/13/2019