V. James Sammarco, MD

The word “Bunion” is derived from the latin word for Turnip… I guess at some point, someone must have looked down at the red swollen area by their big toe and thought it looked like that. ...

The painful bunion deformity is a common and relatively disabling condition that affects individuals of all ages. Over 150 procedures have been described for the treatment of hallux valgus and the orthopaedic ...

Foot Ankle Clin. 2009 Sep;14(3):393-407 by V. James Sammarco Below is the abstract for my new paper which defines the concept of a "SuperConstruct" as it relates to surgery for diabetic foot and ankle reconstruction...

See below for a new technique to control peroneal tendon subluxation in children.

Tendon ruptures of the tibialis anterior are uncommon. That makes it tough to study and come up with treatment guidelines. Should surgery be done to repair or reconstruct the tendon? Will it heal with nonoperative care? How do the results between these two treatment approaches compare?

Dr. Sammarco was recently featured in the local Cincinnati publication "Indian Hill Living". His new techniques for foot and ankle surgery were discussed as well as the potential forthese techniques to save thousands of amputations each year.

Managing blood sugar levels isn't the only problem facing patients with diabetes. Over time, complications such as collapse of the arch in the foot can occur. This condition is called Charcot midfoot arthropathy. Charcot is the name of the physician who first discussed this problem.

Posted - February 5th, 2009 by Matt Managing blood sugar levels isn't the only problem facing patients with diabetes. Over time, complications such as collapse of the arch in the foot can occur. This condition is called Charcot midfoot arthropathy...