This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest edited by Dr. Adam Landsman, will cover a number of topics surrounding the use of Biologics in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Article content includes, but is not limited to: Use of decellularized collagen for resurfacing of the 1st Metatarsal head; Living cryopreserved bone allograft as an adjunct for hindfoot arthrodesis; Synthetic polycaprolactone grafts as an alternative to decellularized collagen for reinforcement of Achilles and posterior tibial tendons; Cartilage substitutes; allograft, acellular and cellular options for osteochondral defects; Cryopreserved living umbilical cord graft for repair of tendon ruptures; Update on the use of decellularized collagen for surgical repair of tendons; The role of amniotic tissue in the prevention of tendon adhesions during surgical repair; and Stem cells can be used to reduce joint pain in the foot and ankle.

This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery focuses on Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis. Article topics include: Lesser Toe Arthrodesis; First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis; Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis for Lisfranc's Injuries;Subtalar Joint Arthrodesis for Elective and Post-Traumatic Foot and Ankle Deformity; Midfoot and Hindfoot Arthrodesis for Elective and Post-Traumatic Foot and Ankle Deformity; Internal and/or External Fixation for Ankle Arthrodesis; Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis; Management of Osteomyelitis, Bone Loss and Arthrodesis in the Diabetic Charcot Foot and Ankle; Free Flap Coverage for Revisional Foot and Ankle Procedures; andCurrent Orthobiologics for Elective Arthrodesis and Nonunions of the Foot and Ankle.

Guest edited by Dr. Jeffrey Shook, this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will cover several key areas of interest related to Perioperative Considerations in the Surgical Patient. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Thomas Chang. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Surgical Consent, Medical Consultation, Prevention of Deep Venous Thromboembolism, Prophylactic Antibiosis, Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Management of Pulmonary Disease, Preoperative Evaluation of the Pediatric Patient, The Geriatric Patient, Postoperative Convalescence, Perioperative pain management, Preoperative Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Arterial Disease, Preoperative Assessment of the Cardiac Patient, Surgery in the Patient with Renal Disease, and Evaluation and Perioperative Management of the Diabetic Patient.

Guest edited by Dr. H. John Visser, this issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery will cover several key areas of interest related to Cavus Foot Deformity. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Thomas Chang. Articles in this issue include but are not limited to: Radiographic Evaluation and Classification of Pes Cavus Foot and Ankle Deformity,Neurological Conditions Associated with Cavus Foot Deformity,Hallux and Lesser Digits Deformities Associated with Cavus Foot, The Subtle Cavovarus Foot Deformity: The Non-neurologic form of Cavus Foot Deformity, Use of Calcaneal Osteotomies in the Correction of Infra-Malleolar Cavovarus Deformity, Midfoot Osteotomies involving the Cavus Deformity, Principles of Triple and Limited Arthrodesis in the Cavus Foot, Tendon Transfer and It's Role in Cavus Foot Deformity, The Cavovarus Ankle: Approaches to Instability and Inframalleolar Deformity, Ankle and Pantalar Arthrodesis: End-Stage Salvage in Cavus Foot, and Total Ankle Replacement in the Varus and Cavus Foot, among others.

This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, edited by Dr. Justin Fleming, will cover a number of essential Advanced Techniques in the Management of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Topics discussed throughout the issue include, but are not limited to: Importance of Stress Examination in Foot and Ankle Injuries, Diagnosis and Management of Subtle Lisfranc Injuries, Surgical Repair of Navicular and Cuboid Fractures, Treatment of Talus Fractures, Role for Primary Repair of the Deltoid Ligament Complex in Ankle Fractures, Tibia Plafond Fracture Repair, and Arthroscopic Assisted Open Reduction Internal Fixation, among others.

Topics include: An update on rheumatoid arthritis and pharmacological management; The perioperative management of the rheumatoid patient; Clinical manifestations and treatment of the pediatric rheumatoid patient; Medical imaging and radiographic analysis of the rheumatoid patient; The conservative treatment options for the rheumatoid foot and ankle; The surgical options for the rheumatoid ankle; and The complications encountered with the rheumatoid surgical foot and ankle.

Topics include: Open Foot & Ankle Fractures/Dislocations, Digital and Metatarsal Fractures, Lisfranc's Fracture-Dislocations, Navicular and Midfoot Fractures, Talar Fractures, Calcaneal Fractures, and Achilles Tendon Ruptures.

Topics in this issue include: Arthrodesis of the Foot and Ankle: Surgical Considerations and Indications; Digital Arthrodesis; First MTPJ Arthrodesis; LisFranc Arthrodesis; Isolated TaloNavicular Arthrodesis; Subtalar Arthrodesis; Calcaneocuboid Arthrodesis; and Triple Arthrodesis.

Carbon-based scaffolds, bioengineered alternative tissues, and bone graft substitutes are some of the articles included in this issue. The authors discuss their uses in the patient with diabetes as well as those with elective and reconstructive foot and ankle surgery.

This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest edited by Dr. Stephen Brigido, will cover a wide array of topics in new technologies in foot and ankle surgery. Some of the issues discussed in the volume will include: The Ideal Scaffold for Treating Full Thickness Wounds of the Lower Extremity; The Role of Polyvinyl Alcohol in Cartilage Repair of the Ankle and First Metatarsophalangeal Joint; Juvenile Particulate Cartilage; Platelet Rich Plasma for the Treatment of Enthesopathies of the Foot and Ankle; Allograft Bone; Rigid Fixation; The Evolution of Limb Deformity; New Fixation Methods for the Treatment of the Diabetic Foot; and Computed Navigation Guidance for Ankle Replacement in the Setting of Ankle Deformity, among others.