Foot and Hand Clinic

06/12/2025

Ankle pain & swelling? Not always sprains or fractures. Think of an accessory soleus muscle. Check our new paper.

Background The accessory soleus muscle (ASM) is a rare anatomical variant and the most common accessory muscle in the leg/ankle region. Though asymptomatic in most cases, ASM could exhibit clinical manifestations leading to medical consultation. Since no evidence-based synthesis has been conducted y...

19/11/2025

Background: Very few studies reported outcomes of common conservative surgeries with antibiotic-impregnated cement when treating diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DF...

14/11/2025

The pager explosions in Lebanon yielded an unprecedented number of hand injuries. Forty-five patients (49 affected hands) presented with 123 amputations and 34 ...

15/10/2025

Objective Radiological biometrics of the metatarsal have been reported in few studies but mostly with no relevance to clinical settings. The smaller female metatarsal diameter could be an impediment...

30/07/2025

The treatment of a chronic diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is challenging and often necessitates a surgical intervention. When the soft tissues are preserved from infection, an internal pedal ampu...

20/05/2025

Background Diabetic wet gangrene of the toes is a serious condition that puts at risk the limb and life of patients. Two types of amputation are used when infection is around the metatarsophalangeal...