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In July 2017, the AOFAS established a consumer awareness campaign called "Look for the 'O'", which urged individuals to seek the care of orthopaedic surgeons when experiencing foot or ankle pain. [16] The current AOFAS president, Bruce E. Cohen, was elected in September 2020. The society maintained a membership of around 2,400 at that time. [17]
Standardized questionnaires and scoring systems, like the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) foot and ankle questionnaires, can help elicit the history and physical exam necessary to make and accurate diagnosis of foot and ankle conditions. [4]
In the scientific field, Richter and his team developed a score for diagnosing and tracking foot and ankle conditions. [1] [2] Richter developed a form of pedography for force and pressure measurement that can be used during operations to assess mechanical function. [3] [4] He developed a form of computer assisted surgery for foot and ankle ...
Dr. Hogan began his involvement with AOFAS in 2010 as a participant in the AOFAS Resident Scholarship Program. In 2017, he received funding through the AOFAS Research Grants Program , and he and his research team are two-time recipients of the Society’s prestigious J. Leonard Goldner Award for best basic science research, earning the honor in ...
ACFAS is a professional medical organization of over 7,700 podiatric foot and ankle surgeons practicing in the United States and was formed in 1942. [4] Informing members of the latest techniques and advances of surgical care of the foot, ankle, and related lower extremity are the primary goals of the ACFAS.
The questions on the WOMAC are a subset of the questions of the Hip disability and osteoarthritis outcome score (HOOS). [4] Thus, a HOOS survey may also be used to determine a WOMAC score. A WOMAC test takes about 12 minutes, but is also available in a short form, (although this has not been as extensively tested as the full version).
Any condition resulting in decreased peripheral sensation, proprioception, and fine motor control: Diabetes mellitus neuropathy (the most common in the U.S. today, resulting in destruction of foot and ankle joints), with Charcot joints in 1/600–700 diabetics; related to long-term high blood glucose levels.
Scores range from 100 (extremely high functioning) to 1 (severely impaired). The scale was included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) version 4 , but replaced in DSM-5 with the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS), a survey or interview with detailed items. The WHODAS is considered ...