Sesamoid

Sports Medicine

A Comprehensive Guide To Reviving The Sick Sesamoid

03/23/2016

Jeffrey A. Ross, DPM, MD, FACFAS

Jeffrey A. Ross, DPM, MD, FACFAS ...

The sports medicine practitioner is fascinated by the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the sesamoid bones. We now recognize their importance of sesamoid bones in relation to functional gait biomechanics (pathology such as hallux limitus);...

The sports medicine practitioner...

03/23/2016

Podiatry Today

Sports Medicine

How To Treat Sesamoid Injuries

02/03/2002

By Mark A. Caselli, DPM and Mohsen Khoshneviszadeh

By Mark A. Caselli, DPM and Mohsen Kh...

Foot injuries are one of the most common injuries for athletes. Specifically, among all the joints and bones of the foot, the first metatarsophalangeal joint with its sesamoid complex is the most commonly affected. It is usually clear when an...

Foot injuries are one of the...

02/03/2002

Podiatry Today

Education

How To Treat Sesamoid Injuries In Athletes

12/03/2001

By Eric J. Heit, DPM and Richard T. Bouché, DPM

By Eric J. Heit, DPM and Richard T. B...

It has been speculated that 50 to 75 percent of weightbearing forces are transmitted through the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) complex during weightbearing and these forces can account for up to three times one’s body weight.1,2...

It has been speculated that 50...

12/03/2001

Podiatry Today