Abstract
Dear Readers,
We are excited to present to you the second installment of FAO Essential Reviews. The FAO Essential Reviews series of 20 articles covers basic yet critical topics in foot and ankle surgery. These excellent articles by experts in the field serve as an up-to-date reference for medical students, residents, fellows, allied health practitioners and others who need to learn or review the core topics in foot and ankle surgery in a complete and compact presentation. This second installment of the series contains reviews on the classic yet evolving topics of hallux valgus and hallux rigidus as well as three important contemporary reviews on stress fractures, patient reported outcomes (PROs), and the use biologic adjuvants in the foot and ankle.
To further the utility of these reviews, we have partnered with the AOFAS CME committee, to create a set of questions based on the reviews that can be used to obtain CME credit. When aggregated, the set of questions covering the entire FAO Essential Reviews series will serve as a superb and comprehensive foot and ankle exam for board study as well as for foot and ankle rotation evaluation.
We know that you will enjoy these review articles and find them to be informative yet easy to read. Thanks for choosing FAO as your source for essential information in foot and ankle surgery.