In orthopaedic surgery, the study of the foot has a special place. Familiarity with the congenital and acquired problems of in flammation and arthrosis must be blended with an understand ing of the mechanics of support and propulsion before a sure choice of effective treatment can be made. There is involvement of bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, soft tissues and integument, none of which can be treated in isolation. Superficial appraisal can lead to the cardinal error of facile diagnosis, and ignorance of the physiology of the organ and of the differences of expert opinion with respect to pathogenesis and basic therapeutic con cepts invites inevitably poor management. In this book, I have attempted to interpret pathology, clinical presentation and treatment in the light of practical experience. I do not presume to be original, for many distinguished authors on the subject already. Lelievre (1952), Viladot et have written al. '1956), de Doncker and Kowalski (1970) and many others, preceded by Hohmann (1951), Morton (1935), Hauser (1950) and Boehler (1944), have all contributed significantly to our ba sic knowledge and opened the way to understanding. The philosopher Alain wrote succinctly: "When it is fully com prehended that there is no knowledge without experience and that one cannot conceive an idea unless there already exists a thought, no more need be said".

I Functional Structure, Diagnosis and Cutaneous Infections

1 Functional Structure of the Foot
2 Diagnosis of Disorders of the Foot
3 Painful Syndromes of the Foot and Other Parts
4 Mycoses
II Functional and Structural Disorders of the Forefoot
5 Painful Syndromes of the Forefoot
6 The Flat Triangular Forefoot
7 Simple Convex Forefoot
8 The Convex Triangular Forefoot
9 The Cavus Forefoot
10 Convex Forefoot with Insufficiency of the First Ray
11 Selective Overloading of Metatarsal Heads
12 Insufficiency of the Central Metatarsals
13 Disorders of the Sesamoids
14 Metatarsalgia
15 Pes Cavus
16 Pes Planovalgus
17 Disorders of the Toes
18 Disorders of the Great Toe
19 Quintus Varus
20 Tarsalgia
III Trauma and Arthrosis
21 Ligamentous Injuries of Ankle and Hindfoot
22 Post-Traumatic Osteoarthrosis
23 Hallux Rigidus
24 Freiberg-Köhler Avascular Necrosis
25 Consequences of Failed Operative Treatment in the Antetarsus
IV Congenital Abnormalities
26 Congenital Displacements
27 Congenital Malformations
28 Os Intermetatarseum
V Trophic Disorders
29 Plantalgias of Vascular Origin
30 Neurodystrophic Metatarsalgia
31 Perforating Plantar Ulcer
32 Diabetes Mellitus
VI Entrapment Syndromes
33 Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
34 Sinus Tarsi Syndrome
35 Morton Neuralgia
VII Rheumatic Diseases
36 Rheumatoid Arthritis
37 Ankylosing Spondylitis
38 Psoriatic Arthritis
39 Gout
VIII Treatment
40 Insoles
41 Instrumentation, Technique, and Surgical Approach
42 Corrective Operations for Painful Syndromes of the Forefoot
43 Afterword
44 Historical Bibliography
45 References
46 Subject Index.