A. Douglas Spitalny, DPM

Sports Medicine

06/01/2024

The focus for this column is 3-fold: functional hallux limitus, symptomatic hallux limitus, and traditional surgical outcomes.

The focus for this column is...

06/01/2024

Podiatry Today

Sports Medicine

Interpreting MRI Findings of Ankle Impingement Syndrome in Athletes

02/03/2024

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

My focus is simple: I want to highlight commonly missed MRI pathology. This educates not just our patients but ourselves on the benefits of surgery.

My focus is simple: I want to...

02/03/2024

Podiatry Today

Sports Medicine

Slideshow: Ankle Impingement Syndrome in Athletes

02/01/2024

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

The supplement to this month's Sports Medicine column includes 24 slides.

The supplement to this month's...

02/01/2024

Podiatry Today

Sports Medicine

Addressing Jones Fractures in Athletes

12/05/2023

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

As a longtime sports fan, I have seen how Jones fractures can alter the success of a season and change the careers of athletes across professional and collegiate sports. The majority do return to their sport, but some do not, with multiple...

As a longtime sports fan, I have...

12/05/2023

Podiatry Today

Slideshow

Case Studies in Addressing Jones Fractures in Athletes

12/01/2023

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

This slideshow features more than 30 images of Jones fractures in five case studies.

This slideshow features more...

12/01/2023

Podiatry Today

Sports Medicine

Advising Parents on Choosing the Right Cleat for Young Athletes

10/01/2023

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

Another school sports season is upon us, and we may be getting asked in the hallway, in the lunch room, or any number of places —“Doc, what brand of cleats should I buy my 7-year-old for soccer?” For most podiatrists, we don’t necessarily...

Another school sports season is...

10/01/2023

Podiatry Today

Sports Medicine

Treating Calcaneal Bone Cysts in Athletes

08/01/2023

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

Bone cysts are rarely symptomatic but always problematic as they grow in size. Regardless of type, the potential for pathologic fracture is always present amongst our athletes and military. Evaluation and treatment are routinely an elective...

Bone cysts are rarely...

08/01/2023

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Sports Medicine

Treating Calcaneal Stress Fractures in Athletes

06/01/2023

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

If you suspect a stress fracture, treat it as if patients do have one.

If you suspect a stress...

06/01/2023

Podiatry Today

Sports Medicine

Simplifying Treatment for Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures in Athletes

04/01/2023

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

In the Army, we like to keep it simple. After attending countless conferences and reading almost every article on Achilles tendon repairs over the years, I start to question why so many surgeons want to take such a simple repair and make it...

In the Army, we like to keep it...

04/01/2023

Podiatry Today

Sports Medicine

Special Considerations for Hallux Valgus in the Military Population

12/01/2022

A. Douglas Spitalny , DPM, FACFAS;

Hallux valgus is one the most common conditions we see as podiatrists. We have become so accustomed to painful presentations of bunions; but in our young, military population, that isn’t always the case.

Hallux valgus is one the most...

12/01/2022

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