Professional Blog for Health Practitioners – Dr Damien Lafferty
Welcome to the Professional Blog of Dr Damien Lafferty, a dedicated platform for healthcare professionals seeking in-depth insights into podiatric surgery and foot and ankle care. This blog offers detailed case studies, surgical techniques, and evidence-based discussions aimed at enhancing clinical practice and patient outcomes. Whether you’re a podiatrist, general practitioner, or allied health professional, you’ll find valuable information to support your continued professional development.
Gout deposits (not bunions)
Blog's main page This patient has presented with concerns about painful bunions. He also suffers from gout. On questioning, he has been less than conscientious with his taking of gout [...]
Adult-acquired flat foot (PTTD)
Blog's main page This is a patient who presented with a severely debilitating right flat foot. This has been progressing for approximately two years; however, three months ago, the pain [...]
Calcaneonavicular coalition
Blog's main page This is an image from one of my cases last week. The patient is another example of the need to continue your investigations into those long-standing and [...]
Freiberg’s Disease/Infraction
Blog's main page A patient has presented this week with pain in the forefoot. The pain was marked and typical for generalised forefoot pain. Her recent treatment has focused on [...]
Minimally invasive fracture fixation
Blog's main page Surgical intervention is continuously evolving. Minimally invasive surgery, or keyhole as it is commonly known, has progressed markedly over recent years as this case depicts. This patient [...]
Is it posterior tibial tendon dysfunction?
Blog's main page An astute podiatrist referred this patient to me recently with a history of treatment for supposed posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD). The patient has been symptomatic on [...]
Post-operative wounds
Blog's main page The images show how a foot can look at six weeks post-op. This patient had chronic painful 1st and 2nd MTPJs. On clinical and radiographic imaging, it [...]
The problems with keyhole bunion surgery
Blog's main page There have been marked improvements in bunion surgery over the years to the point where, typically, the procedure is day surgery, the pain is controlled and long-term [...]
Biomechanics of a pathology (bunions and pes planus)
Blog's main page This is a great example of how poor biomechanics impacts foot pathology. This is a case of juvenile bunions with flat feet that has recently been presented [...]