{"title":"The Application of Morton's Observations to Contemporary Treatment of Foot Dysfunction.","authors":"Lawrence Ford","doi":"10.1016/j.cpm.2023.06.010","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding the evolution of the human foot from a flexible grasping structure to one that is designed for upright posture and locomotion is paramount to treating patients with foot pain and dysfunction. Almost 100 years ago, Dudley Morton observed that certain retained atavistic traits are responsible for pathologic breakdown of the modern foot. Cadaveric research under the direction of Jeffrey Christensen provided evidence that lengthening the gastrocnemius and stabilizing the medial column helped correct the faulty biomechanics associated with Morton foot and corroborated Hansen's blueprint for reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle.</p>","PeriodicalId":48939,"journal":{"name":"Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7000,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpm.2023.06.010","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/8/3 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ORTHOPEDICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Understanding the evolution of the human foot from a flexible grasping structure to one that is designed for upright posture and locomotion is paramount to treating patients with foot pain and dysfunction. Almost 100 years ago, Dudley Morton observed that certain retained atavistic traits are responsible for pathologic breakdown of the modern foot. Cadaveric research under the direction of Jeffrey Christensen provided evidence that lengthening the gastrocnemius and stabilizing the medial column helped correct the faulty biomechanics associated with Morton foot and corroborated Hansen's blueprint for reconstructive surgery of the foot and ankle.
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Each issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery updates you on the latest trends in patient management, keeps you up to date on the newest advances, and provides a sound basis for choosing treatment options. Each issue focuses on a single topic in podiatry and is presented under the direction of an experienced editor. Topics include charcot foot, the diabetic foot, imaging, pain management, ankle arthritis, foot and ankle arthroscopy, bunions, athletic injuries, wound and bone healing, fractures, dislocations, sprains, torn ligaments, amputations, infections, tumors, congenital deformities, and joint destruction.
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