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Specialty Description

Foot and ankle orthopaedic surgery is a subspecialty of orthopaedic surgery that includes the investigation, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of musculoskeletal diseases, disorders, injuries and their sequelae of this anatomic region by physiotherapeutic, pedorthic, medical, and surgical means (1).

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  1. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)