Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS

Diagnostic Dilemmas

Treating Severe Deformity In Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

09/03/2003

A very difficult patient for me to treat is a young patient who has rheumatoid arthritis with severe deformity of the foot and ankle. This is typically a patient whose age may range from the late 20s to late 50s and is active except for his...

A very difficult patient for me...

09/03/2003

Podiatry Today

Treatment Dilemmas

When A Posterior Tibial Tendon Rupture Is Combined With A Spring Ligament Injury

02/27/2013

Babak Baravarian , DPM, FACFAS;

Lindsay Mae Chandler , DPM;

The posterior tibial tendon is a frequently injured tendon in the foot and the rupture of this tendon has received increased attention in the literature since Key first described it in 1953.1 Failure of the posterior tibial tendon results in...

The posterior tibial tendon is...

02/27/2013

Podiatry Today

Point-Counterpoint: Should The Lapidus Replace The Closing Base Wedge Osteotomy?

10/03/2004

Peter S. Kim , DPM, MS;

Babak Baravarian , DPM, FACFAS;

Donald R. Green , DPM, FACFAS;

Yes, this author says the Lapidus facilitates better first ray stability, allows more intraoperative flexibility and is an easier procedure to perform and fixate. By Babak Baravarian, DPM As the field of foot and ankle surgery has evolved,...

Yes, this author says the...

10/03/2004

Podiatry Today

Treatment Dilemmas

Persistent Pain After Ankle Sprain: Is A Peroneal Tendon Injury The Cause?

09/03/2006

Babak Baravarian , DPM, FACFAS;

In a follow-up to the last column (see “A Guide To Treating Ankle Sprains From Start To Finish, pg. 92, June issue), I would like to discuss common secondary injuries that often occur in relation to ankle injuries, especially sprains. One...

In a follow-up to the last...

09/03/2006

Podiatry Today