Foot & ankle injuries due to vehicle accidents

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Foot Ankle Injuries Due to Vehicle Accidents
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• By Dr. Aprajita Nakra Contributing EditorAs
  Featured in Attorney At Law Magazine
• Foot and ankle injuries due to motor vehicle
  accidents (MVAs) present unique challenges to the
  astute foot and ankle physician. Even more
  challenging than the pathology, however, is the
  ability to return to pre-injury level.

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• Published medical literature provides strong
  evidence for risk of post-traumatic arthritis
  after a heel bone (calcaneus) fracture this
  post-MVA condition can manifest as residual
  deformity and resulting arthritis, thus
  precluding the ability to rapidly return to
  pre-accident levels. Hence it is imperative that
  an erudite foot and ankle clinician ascertain the
  appropriate treatment and long-term prognosis of
  foot and ankle injuries due to MVAs.

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• The spectrum of foot and ankle injuries due to
  MVAs can be empirically divided into sprains
  (soft tissue injuries involving tendons and
  ligaments) and fractures. Sprains and fractures
  can be further classified into forefoot, midfoot
  and ankle.

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