Orthopedic Versus Podiatric Care of the Foot and Ankle

As the scope of podiatric surgery expands, the relative roles and outcomes of orthopedic surgeons and podiatrists need to be defined. With growing demand for foot and ankle services, the roles of podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons are increasingly overlapping. Few studies have examined the overlapping scope of practice of each of the groups or compared the relative costs and outcomes associated with each.

Source: Orthopedic Clinics of North America - February 10, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Charlotte Allen, Alastair Younger, Andrea Veljkovic, Mark Glazebrook Source Type: research