Diagnosing and treating the collapsing flatfoot with Dr Doug Richie

The Foot and Ankle Podcast

Alex is joined by Dr Doug Richie, Podiatrist and Surgeon from Los Angeles and the inventor of the Richie Brace, an ankle foot orthoses.

They talk about everything collapsing flatfoot including:
- The latest clinical name Progressive Collapsing Flatfoot Deformity (replacing adult acquired flatfoot deformity and posterior tibial tendon dysfunction) and what this means for our understanding of the condition.
- The difference between the collapsing flatfoot and posterior tibial tendon pathology
- Diagnosis, clinical tests and communicating the condition to patients
- Treatment, including why we need to aggressively manage people as early as possible
- Discuss Doug's clinical experience as both a physician and surgeon

A perfect accompaniment to our previous episode with Dr Peter Malliaras discussing Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy.

About Douh:
Dr. Richie is a Clinical Associate Professor at the California School of Podiatric Medicine. He has authored many original articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals as well as several chapters in respected textbooks of foot and ankle surgery. Dr. Richie recently published his own textbook titled Pathomechanics of Common Foot Disorders which is available at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-54201-6. Dr. Richie is a Fellow and Past President of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Richie designed and launched the Richie Brace(R) line of custom ankle-foot orthoses in 1996 which are now distributed in seven countries around the world.

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