A specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders and injuries and anatomic defects of the foot.

Anatomical and functional disorders affecting the foot.

Apparatus used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to improve the function of movable parts of the body.

Those rights or activities which are specific to members of the institution's medical staff, including the right to admit private patients.

'Shoes' are not a medical term, but an item of footwear designed to provide protection, support, and comfort to the feet during various activities, although ill-fitting or inappropriate shoes can contribute to various foot conditions such as blisters, corns, calluses, and orthopedic issues.

Common foot problems in persons with DIABETES MELLITUS, caused by any combination of factors such as DIABETIC NEUROPATHIES; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; and INFECTION. With the loss of sensation and poor circulation, injuries and infections often lead to severe foot ulceration, GANGRENE and AMPUTATION.

A state in northeastern Australia. Its capital is Brisbane. Its coast was first visited by Captain Cook in 1770 and its first settlement (penal) was located on Moreton Bay in 1824. The name Cooksland was first proposed but honor to Queen Victoria prevailed. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p996 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p441)

The distal extremity of the leg in vertebrates, consisting of the tarsus (ANKLE); METATARSUS; phalanges; and the soft tissues surrounding these bones.

Falls due to slipping or tripping which may result in injury.

A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.

Prepaid health and hospital insurance plan.

The innermost digit of the foot in PRIMATES.