Athletic Foot Injuries Differential Diagnoses

  • Author: Timothy J Rupp, MD, FACEP, FAAEM; Chief Editor: Craig C Young, MD   more...
 
Updated: Sep 21, 2011
 
 

Differential Diagnoses

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Timothy J Rupp, MD, FACEP, FAAEM  Associate Medical Director, Physicians Emergency Care Associates, Methodist Health System; Clinical Physician, Children's Medical Center of Dallas and Children's Medical Center at Legacy, Plano; Clincal Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Timothy J Rupp, MD, FACEP, FAAEM is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, and Texas Medical Association

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Steven J Karageanes, DO  Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Director, Sports Medicine Education, Center for Orthopedics and Neuroscience; Department of Medical Education, Oakwood Healthcare System

Steven J Karageanes, DO is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Osteopathic Association, and Michigan State Medical Society

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Specialty Editor Board

David T Bernhardt, MD  Director of Adolescent and Sports Medicine Fellowship, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics/Ortho and Rehab, Division of Sports Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

David T Bernhardt, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Sports Medicine, and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD  Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Medscape Salary Employment

Russell D White, MD  Professor of Medicine, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Director of Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, Medical Director, Sports Medicine Center, Head Team Physician, University of Missouri-Kansas City Intercollegiate Athletic Program, Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center-Lakewood

Russell D White, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Family Physicians, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American College of Sports Medicine, American Diabetes Association, and American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

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Jon B Whitehurst, MD  Clinical Instructor of Surgery, University of Illinois College of Medicine; Partner, Rockford Orthopedic Associates; Orthopedic Chairman, Rockford Memorial Hospital

Jon B Whitehurst, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, and Arthroscopy Association of North America

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Chief Editor

Craig C Young, MD  Professor, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Community and Family Medicine, Medical Director of Sports Medicine, Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Medical College of Wisconsin

Craig C Young, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, and Phi Beta Kappa

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