If you’ve been offered an injection for ankle arthritis — or seen one advertised — it’s worth knowing what the evidence actually shows. In careful trials, people often improve by about the same amount whether they receive the real treatment or a dummy salt-water injection, which makes it hard to know which treatments genuinely help....
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The Midfoot Injury That Gets Missed: Lisfranc Explained
A twisted foot that gets diagnosed as a simple sprain does not always improve the way a sprain should. When the injury involves the ligaments and joints in the middle of the foot — the Lisfranc joint — a standard X-ray can look entirely normal, and the diagnosis is often missed until the joint has...