Clinical and Radiological Examination of the Foot and Ankle: The Path to Definitive Diagnosis

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Dr. Siddhartha Sharma MS FRCS is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh India. He trained and Government Medical College Jammu and PGIMER Chandigarh India. He gained international surgical experience at orthopedics centers of reputation in Japan Hong Kong the United Kingdom the USA and Austria. His subspecialties include Foot & Ankle Surgery and Limb Lengthening and Deformity Correction. He is faculty for the prestigious AO Trauma and has served as international faculty on several foot and ankle courses most recently in the Philippines Vietnam and Ghana. He has authored over 100 research publications and contributed several book chapters in international textbooks. Dr. Bedri Karaismailoglu (MD FEBOT) graduated from Hacettepe University Ankara and completed his residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Istanbul UniversityCerrahpasa Medical School of Turkiye. He is a European Board-certified orthopedic surgeon and works as a foot and ankle surgeon and assistant professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa. He is also a research fellow in FARIL (Foot and Ankle Research and Innovation Laboratory) at Mass General Hospital - Harvard University Boston MA USA. Dr. Karaismailoglu has more than 40 peer-reviewed international publications & book chapters and has delivered invited lectures and oral presentations in different international & national meetings where he won several best presentation awards. Dr. Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani MD Ph.D. is the Director of the Foot & Ankle Research and Innovation Laboratory Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School USA. He has several publications published in high-ranked journals that are cited highly. As the Director of the foot and ankle research and innovation lab (FARIL) he focuses on developing more accurate faster and less invasive diagnostic technologies for foot and ankle illnesses. He is involved with several biomechanical projects and projects involving the newly developed dynamic weight-bearing CT scan and portable ultrasound. Moreover his work has focused on novel surgical techniques including minimally invasive surgeries and new arthroscopy methods. He serves on the editorial board of several journals of repute including the Spine Journal and Foot and Ankle International. He has also trained medical students residents and fellows.