Today a host of women are turning to cosmetic surgery to give their feet a “face lift” and fit them into high-fashion shoes. But physician members of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, who specialize in foot surgery, are taking a stand and calling this an ill-advised trend. “Undergoing foot surgery solely for…

Medical Devices: The Basics The definition has several components. A medical device: diagnoses, cures, lessens, treats, or prevents disease affects the function or structure of the body does not achieve primary intended purposes through chemical action FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health regulates companies that design, manufacture, repackage, relabel, and/or import medical devices into…

The battle between doctors and trial lawyers grows more infantile: LA Times – Michael Hiltzik California initiative campaigns have a way of reducing all important public policy issues to their lowest intellectual denominators — and highest financial numerators. The coming battle over the state’s medical malpractice limits looks certain to set records in both categories.…

Arthroscopic autologous chondrocyte implantation in the ankle joint.AuthorsGiannini S, et al. Show all JournalKnee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Jun;226:1311-9. doi: 10.1007/s00167-013-2640-7. Epub 2013 Sep 1.AffiliationAbstractPURPOSE: Autologous chondrocyte implantation ACI is an established procedure in the ankle providing satisfactory results. The development of a completely arthroscopic ACI procedure in the ankle joint made the technique…