abduction

abductory base wedge osteotomy

ABI (ankle/brachial index)

ablation

accommodate

accommodative balance padding

accommodative dressing

accommodative orthotic

Ace bandage

Ace wrap

ACFAS - American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Achilles tendon

AchilloTrain Achilles tendon support 

Active Ankle brace

Acufex MosaicPlasty comprehensive system 

Adaptic dressing 

adduction

AFO (ankle-foot orthosis)

A-Force dorsal night splint 

Agility total ankle system  

Air-Stirrup

Aircast walking brace 

Akin bunionectomy

Albert disease

AliMed PF night splint 

Aliplast - foam-like material used in orthotics

alphabet exercise

Alznner orthotic 

Ambulator shoe(s)/footwear 

Amerigel wound care products 

Ammens powder 

angulation

anhydrotic

ankle/brachial index (ABI)

ankle circle exercise

ankle equinus

ankle instability

ankle joint

ankle pump exercise

ankle sprain

ankle-foot orthosis (AFO)

AnkleTough tension straps  

ankylosing spondylitis

antalgic gait

anterior tibiofibular ligament

anterolateral approach

AO screw fixation

AO (Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen) surgical technique

AO technique

aperture pad

Apligraf

APMA - American Podiatric Medical Association

aponeurosis (es)

aponeurosis plantaris

apophysitis

apropulsive gait

arch height 

Arizona AFO, a.k.a. Arizona Brace 

arrectores pilorum muscles of the foot

ArtAssist pneumatic compression device 

arthrocentesis

arthrodesis

arthrography

arthroplasty

arthroscopy

arthrotomy

artificial extensor hood apparatus

AS3 stirrup brace   

ASSI Lalonde dynamic compression bone clamp 

atavistic tarsometatarsal joint

ataxic gait

athlete's foot

athletic taping

Austin bunionectomy

autogenous bone graft

avascular necrosis

avulsion fracture

axial compression of the foot

ball of the foot

BAPS (biomechanical ankle platform system)

BAPS board

Bauerfeind Achillotrain Achilles tendon support

BAW II (Body Armor Walker II)

Bechtol arthroplasty

Bennett fracture

benzoyl peroxide (5% or 10%) gel

Betadine foot soak

betamethasone

bimalleolar fracture

Bio-Action implant

bioabsorbable pins

biomechanics

Bionx 1.5-mm bone fixation kit

Bionx SmartScrew™

BioStim TENS unit, various models 

Birkenstock shoes, inserts, etc. 

Blair fusion

Bledsoe brace, boot, walker, etc.

bleomycin

Body Armor walker - short leg walking cast/brace/boot 

Body Armor Walker II; a.k.a. BAW II

Böhler (Boehler) angle (measured on radiograph)

Bone Bullet suture anchor 

bony prominence

Borrelli blade

Boston brace

boxer's fracture

brawny edema

Breg brace, walker, boot, etc. 

broach

broad-based gait

bromhidrosis

Broström procedure, repair

Broström-Gould ankle instability procedure

Buechel-Pappas ankle implant, replacement, procedure

Buechel-Pappas total ankle prosthesis

bunion

bunionette (tailor's bunion)

Burow's solution

bursa

calcaneal fat pad

calcaneal valgus

calcaneal

calcanectomy

calcaneocavus

calcaneocuboid joint

calcaneodynia

calcaneofibular ligament

calcaneoplantar

calcaneovalgus

calcaneus gait

calcaneus

Caldwell-Luc

calf corset weightbearing ankle-foot orthosis

callosity (see tyloma, tylosis)

callus (see tyloma, tylosis)

calluses

Cam Walker 

cancellous bone

cancellous screw

Canthacur (cantharidin)

Canthacur-PS (cantharidin, podophyllin, salicylic acid)

capillary refill time

capital fragment

capsular thickening

capsule

capsulodesis

capsulotomy

CarboFlex odor control dressing 

cast boot

Castaway orthotic

Castillani Paint - OTC first aid antiseptic and drying agent 

CastWalker

CastWedge 

cauda equina 

causalgia syndrome

cavus foot (pes cavus)

cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol, Zolicef)

Celestone Soluspan (betamethasone)

cellulitis

cephalosporin

cephradine

Charcot foot, joint

Charcot-Marie-Tooth

Charnley arthrodesis

Charnley-Mueller arthroplasty

Charnley-Mueller prosthesis

cheilectomy

chemical matricectomy

chevron (bunion repair) procedure

Cheyenne off-loading AFO brace 

chiropodist

chiropody

Chopart (midtarsal) joints, complex

Chrisman-Snook procedure - for ankle instability

CircAid compression systems 

claudication

clavus (pl. clavi) - corn

clawfoot

Cleanwheel disposable neurological pinwheel  

clindamycin 1% solution

Clinitex HealWell contracture splint(s), night splint.

clonidine

closed fracture

closing abductory base wedge osteotomy

closing base wedge osteotomy

clubfoot

CO (certified orthotist)

Coban wrap, dressing

cock-up deformity

colchicine

collar-stud abscess

collateral ligaments

Comf-Orthotic insoles 

comminuted fracture

compartment syndrome

compensated

compensation

complete fracture

complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)

compound fracture

Compridur compression bandage 

Comprihaft compression bandage

Comprilan compression bandage

Comprinet pro; Comprinet S antiembolism stockings

compression dressing

Comprifix ankle support 

Compro AB; Compro Plus AB ankle support 

condylectomy

Conformer diabetic boot 

congenital vertical talus

conical hyperkeratosis

contralateral

coralline hydroxyapatite

cortical screw

cortisone injection

cortisone

CPO (certified prosthetist/orthotist)

crepitus

crescentic osteotomy

CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome)

Cryo/Cuff 

cuboid (bone)

cuneiform (bone)

curetted

dancer's pad

Danis-Weber fracture classification

DarcoGel ankle brace

Darco A.P.B. postoperative boot

Darco SlimLine cast boot

Darco

debrided

debridement

Decadron acetate

deconditioned

deep fascial spaces

degenerative joint disease (DJD)

dehiscence

deltoid ligament

dendritic synovitis

Denis Browne splint

depigmentation

Dermagraft 

derotational arthroplasty

derotational

DeRoyal ankle contracture boot

DeRoyal Three-D Orthopedic

DesignLine orthotic 

dexamethasone

Dexon (suture)

Diab-A-Thotics orthotic

diabetic neuropathy

digital tourniquet

DIP (distal interphalangeal) joint

DIP (distal interphalangeal)

DIPJ (distal interphalangeal joint)

direct fracture

disarticulation

dislocation fracture

dislocation

distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ)

distal phalanx

distal

DJD (degenerative joint disease)

DonJoy RocketSoc ankle brace 

dorsal bump

dorsal cortical margin

dorsiflexed

dorsiflexion

dorsiflexory

dorsoplantar

dorsum of the foot

double fracture

DP (dorsalis pedis) pulse

Dr. Scholl's 

drawer sign

Dressflex orthotic

Drionic - device to reduce perspiration 

dropfoot gait

Drysol

DuoDerm dressing

Dupuytren fracture

Dura Kold or DuraKold wrap

Dura Soft or DuraSoft wrap

DuVries hammertoe repair

Dwyer osteotomy

dyshidrosis

dystonic gait

dystrophic gait

dystrophic mycotic toenail(s)

dystrophic nail(s)

EBI bone stimulator 

EDIN procedure (endoscopic decompression interdigital neuroma)

Elodur fine; Elodur forte compression bandage(s)

Eloflex; Eloflex Lycra compression bandage(s)

Elohaft compression bandage

eminence

EMLA cream - acronym: eutectic mixture of local anesthetic

EMLA anesthetic disc 

endoscopic decompression interdigital neuroma (EDIN) [procedure]

endoscopic plantar fasciotomy (EPF)

EPF (endoscopic plantar fasciotomy)

epicritic

epicritic sensation

Epidermophyton floccosum (E. floccosum) - fungus that causes athlete's foot

epinephrine

eponychia

eponychial fold

eponychium (syn. epionychium)

equine gait

equinovarus

erythromycin 2% solution

Ethibond (suture)

Eucerin lotion, cream

evanescent swelling

Evans procedure - ankle

Evazote

eversion

eversion stress test

excisional matricectomy

exertional compartment syndrome

exostectomy

exostosis

exsanguination

extensor contracture

extensor tendons

extensor

Fabco wrap; Fabco self-adhesive gauze dressing

fascia

fasciodesis

fascioplasty

fasciorrhaphy

fasciotomy

fatigue fracture

festinating gait

fetid foot syndrome

fiberglass

fibula

field block (anesthetic technique)

fifth metatarsal

first metatarsal-cuneiform arthrodesis

first metatarsal

flail foot

flexor hallucis brevis

flexor hallucis longus

flexor tendon

Floam cushioning material 

Florsheim shoes

Flowpac compression pump 

Flowpress compression garment(s) & pump 

Flowtron compression garment(s) & pumps 

fluconazole

fluoroscope

foam mold

footdrop

Footmaxx orthotics

Footmaxx system - computerized gait and pressure analysis

footprint indices (foot type measurement)

footprint

forefoot

fourth metatarsal

Freiberg disease

Freiberg infraction

Friedreich tabes, ataxia, foot, sign

frontal plane

frontal-plane measurement

fulguration

fully-threaded cortical screw

Fungi-Nail antifungal solution 

fungi that cause athlete's foot

• Epidermophyton floccosum (E. floccosum)
• Trichophyton mentagrophytes (T. mentagrophytes)
• Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum)

Fungoid tincture - OTC topical antifungal agent

fusion

GAIT - acronym: great toe arthroplasty implant technique

gait:   antalgic

• apropulsive
• ataxic
• broad-based
• calcaneus
• dropfoot
• dystonic
• dystrophic
• equine
• festinating
• marche à petits pas - "gait with little steps" [See Dorland's entry under marche]
• myopathic
• propulsive
• steppage

gait cycle

gangrene

gastrocnemius reflex

gastrocnemius muscle

gastrocnemius resection

gastrocnemius-soleus muscles

gelatinous

Gel-Band stirrup ankle brace

Gelocast zinc-gel bandage

gentian violet

GentleStep 

GentleStep shoe

genu recurvatum

genu valgum

genu varum

GES (gradient elastic stocking)

Gissane angle (measured on radiograph)

glomus tumor

goniometer

gradient

gradient elastic stocking (GES)

granulating

granulation tissue

great saphenous vein

Grice arthrodesis

Gris-PEG (griseofulvin ultramicrosize)

Haglund deformity - posterior Achilles tendon bursitis

Haglund square-back deformity

hairline fracture

half-shoes

hallux abductovalgus (HAV)

hallux rigidus

hallux valgus deformity

hallux valgus

hammertoe deformity

hammertoe

Hapad Comf-Orthotic insoles 

hard corn (heloma durum)

HAV (hallux abductovalgus)

HealWell contracture splint(s)

heel cord

Heel Minder heel elevation system 

heel pad

heel spur syndrome

heel spur

Heelift suspension boot; Heelift soft suspension boot

heloma durum (hard corn)

heloma molle (soft corn)

helotomy

hemiphalangectomy

Herbert screw

Herbst Cradle ankle/foot orthosis 

Hibiclens

high-voltage pulsed current (HVPC)

hindfoot

Histofreezer cryosurgical wart treatment

Homans sign

HVPC (high-voltage pulsed current)

hyfrecated

hyfrecation

Hyfrecator

hyperkeratosis

hypermobile

hypermobility

hyperostosis

hyponychium

I&D (incision and drainage)

Iceman cold therapy system

IM (intermetatarsal) angle

IM (intermetatarsal)

impingement

incision and drainage (I&D)

incurvated

incurvation

indurated

induration

infracalcaneal bursitis

infracalcaneal

ingrown toenail - onychocryptosis

innervated

innervation

insensate foot

insufficiency fracture

interdigital nerves

interdigital space

intermetatarsal (IM)

intermetatarsal interspaces

internal fixation

interphalangeal (IP)

interpositional toe arthroplasty

interspace(s)

intra-articular

intractable plantar keratosis (IPK)

intratendinous calcification

intrinsic muscle strength

inversion-eversion motion

inversion

iontophoresis

IP (interphalangeal) joint

IPK (intractable plantar keratosis)

ipos orthotics 

• anti-adductus shoe
• forefoot relief orthosis
• heel lifts
• heel relief orthosis
• surgical boots
• irradiated chondral graft implantation arthroplasty

ischemia

Iselin disease - apophysitis of the fifth metatarsal base

Jobst™ stockings

Jones fracture

Jones suspension (procedure)

Joplin bunionectomy

Joplin neuroma

Juvara osteotomy

juxtamalleolar lipoma

Juzo ankle brace

Juzo compression stockings/hose 

K-wire - 0.035, 0.045, 0.062 

K-wire (Kirschner wire) fixation

KAFO (knee-ankle-foot orthosis)

Kallassy ankle support 

Keller bunionectomy

Keller resection arthroplasty

keloid

Kenalog (triamcinolone)

Kerasal ointment

keratoderma

keratoma

keratosis

ketorolac tromethamine (injectable NSAID)

Kidner procedure

Kinetec Ankle CPM 5190 

Kirschner apparatus, splint

Kirschner wire (K-wire)

Kleiger test - syndesmosis; deltoid ligament

Kling

Kocher approach

Köhler (Koehler) disease

koilonychia (spoon nail)

Krakow locking loop technique - Achilles tendon repair

Kreuscher bunionectomy

Künzli ankle shoe 

L'Nard Multi Podus

Lac-Hydrin

laciniate ligament

Lactinol (lactic acid 10%) lotion 

lamb's wool

Lamisil (terbinafine)

Lapidus bunionectomy

LaPorta great toe MPJ implant

Laschal suture cutter

lateral cuneiform

lateral deviation of the hallux

lateral malleolus

lateral

leather ankle lacer (orthotic device)

LEAP program - Acronym: lower extremity amputation prevention

LEAP monofilament screening kit

leg-length discrepancy

lesser metatarsals

lichen planus

lidocaine and clonidine - for local anesthetic block

lidocaine

ligament

ligamentous laxity

Lisfranc joints: articulations between midfoot & forefoot; tarsometatarsal joints

Lockhart Toe Splint™

long flexor tendon

long leg cast

longitudinal arch

Lotrimin (clotrimazole) topical solution

(oblique shaft) osteotomy

Ludloff-Akin procedure

lymphangitis

macerated

maceration

Maisonneuve ankle fracture

MalleoLoc ankle brace 

malleolus (pl. malleoli)

MalleoTrain ankle support

Marcaine

March fracture

marche à petits pas - "gait with little steps" [See Dorland's entry under marche]

matricectomy (secondary spelling, matrixectomy)

matrixectomy (matricectomy)

Mau osteotomy

Mayo (bunion repair)

Mayo block (regional anesthetic technique)

MBA (Maxwell-Brancheau arthroereisis) subtalar joint implant 

McBride (bunion repair)

McGlamry elevator

McKeever arthrodesis

medial cuneiform

medial malleolus

medial

Mephisto 

Mercado triple arthrodesis

metatarsal-cuneiform joint axis

metatarsalgia

metatarsectomy

metatarsophalangeal (MTP; MP)

metatarsus adductovarus

metatarsus adductus

metatarsus atavicus

metatarsus brevis

metatarsus latus

metatarsus primus elevatus (MPE)

metatarsus primus varus

metatarsus varus

MicroAire Bio-Action 

middle cuneiform

middle phalanx

midfoot

midstance

midtarsal (Chopart) joints: articulations between hindfoot & midfoot; talonavicular, calcaneocuboid

Mitchell (bunion repair)

Moberg arthrodesis

mobile adaptor

moccasin-type tinea pedis

modified Broström procedure - ankle

modified Mitchell bunionectomy

moleskin

monodactylous cleft

monodactyly

Morton neuroma

mosaicplasty 

MosaicPlasty system 

MP (metatarsophalangeal) joint

MPE (metatarsus primus elevatus)

MPJ (metatarsophalangeal joint)

MTP (metatarsophalangeal) joint

Mulder click, sign

Multi Podus 

Multi-Phase ankle orthosis (OMNI)

Mycocide NS topical antifungal

mycotic toenail(s)

myopathic gait

myrmecial warts

nail bed

nail debridement

nail plate

navicula

navicular drift

navicular drop

navicular

necrosis

necrotic tissue

neoprene

neurectomy

neuroarthropathic

neuroma

neuropathic foot

neurovascular status

neutral position

N'ice Stretch night splint suspension system

night cast

night splint

nonedematous

nonerythematous

nonunion

nonweightbearing

normal saline

NuPulse foot compression device 

nylon

O₂Boot - THBO (Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen) therapy for wound healing)

OCD (osteochondritis dissecans; osteochondral defect)

offset blade system

Ollier incision, approach

onychauxis

onychocryptosis (ingrown toenail)

onychodystrophic

onychodystrophy

onychogryphosis (secondary spelling, onychogryposis)

onychogryphotic

onychogryposis (onychogryphosis)

onycholysis

onychomadesis

onychomycosis

onychopathy

onychotomy

open fracture

Orthaheel orthotic

orthosis (pl. orthoses)

orthotic

orthotist

orthotripsy 

oscillating saw

OssaTron Orthotripter 

ossicle

ossiform

ossify

ostectomy

osteoarthropathy

osteochondral defect (OCD)

osteochondritis dissecans (OCD)

osteochondritis

osteochondroma

osteogenic

OsteoGen surgically implantable bone growth stimulator

osteolysis

osteomyelitis

osteophyte

osteoporotic washout

overlapping

overpronation

overriding fracture

overriding hallux

overuse syndrome

palliative therapy, treatment

palmoplantar warts

palpable click

panmetatarsal

paronychia

paronychial nail infection

paronychial

partial nail avulsion

patellar-tendon-bearing orthosis

pedal arch

pedal pulse

Pedi-Dri (nystatin topical powder USP)

Pedifix crest pad (a.k.a. buttress pad)

pedorthist 

Pelite - polyethylene closed-cell foam

Penlac nail lacquer (topical antifungal) 

percussion ("thump") test

periarticular

peripheral nerve block

peroneal muscles

peroneal nerve entrapment

peroneal spastic flatfoot

peroneal tendon sheath

peroneal tendon subluxation

peroneus brevis

peroneus longus

pes cavus

pes planus

PF night splint

phalangeal

phalangectomy

phalangitis

phalangophalangeal

phalanx (pl. phalanges)

phenol

phenolization

phlebitis

PhleboPump dorsiflexion device 

pigmentation

pilon (plafond) fracture

PIP (proximal interphalangeal) joint

PIP (proximal interphalangeal)

PIPJ (proximal interphalangeal joint)

pitted keratolysis

pitting edema

PLA (polylactic acid) absorbable screw

planovalgus

plantar aponeurosis

plantar fascia

plantar fasciitis

plantar flexion

plantar nerves

plantar rest strapping

plantar wart (verruca pedis)

plantarflexory

plantigrade posture

plantigrade

Plastazote 

PlexiPulse intermittent pneumatic compression device for DVT prophylaxis

PlexiPulse foot wrap

PLLA (poly-L-lactic acid) screw, pin - biodegradable fixation device

PneuGel ankle support/brace 

pneumatic ankle tourniquet

podagra

podagral

podagric

podalgia

podarthritis

podedema

PodiClens OTC foot sanitizer

pododynia

podogram

Pod-Orthoses insoles 

polylactide absorbable screw(s)

poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) cortical screw - biodegradable fixation device

polypropylene orthotic

Polysorb (suture)

popliteal fossa neural blockade (regional anesthetic technique)

posterior tibial tendinitis

posterior tibialis (PT)

posterior tibiofibular ligament

Pott fracture

power burr

PPCID (pneumatic peripheral circulation improvement device) 

Primus flexible great toe implant

Prolene (suture)

pronated

pronation

propulsive gait

prosthetist

Pro-Tech Fit sport orthotics 

proximal interphalangeal (PIP)

proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ)

proximal phalanx

proximal

PT (posterior tibialis) pulse

purulence

purulent drainage

Ragnell retractor

ram's horn nail

range of motion (ROM)

ray

rearfoot

reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD)

Regnauld classification system

Regranex 

Reiter syndrome

relative rest

relaxed flatfoot

removable walking cast

Restore AF antifungal lotion

retrocalcaneal bursitis

retrocalcaneal

retrograde massage

retromalleolar bursitis

Reverdin bunionectomy

RICE - acronym: rest, ice, compression, elevation

Richie ankle brace - developed by Douglas Richie, DPM

rigid flatfoot

Rochester bone trephine

rockerbottom foot

RocketSoc 

Rohadur orthotic(s)

RollBlock ankle support

ROM (range of motion)

Romika (shoes

rotary burr

rotational

RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)

rubber walking heel

rubor

SACH - acronym: solid-ankle, cushioned heel

SAFE - acronym: stationary attachment flexible endoskeletal

sagittal plane

sagittal-Z osteotomy

salicylic acid

scarf bunionectomy

scarf osteotomy

SCD (sequential compression device)

SCFD (sequential foot compression device)

second metatarsal

self-tapping lag screw

Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test

Semmes-Weinstein test

sequential compression device (SCD)

sequential foot compression device (SCFD)

seronegative

serosanguineous serous drainage

serpentine

sesamoid

sesamoidectomy

sesamoiditis

Setopress compression bandage/wrap

Sever disease (calcaneal apophysitis)

Sgarlato lesser toe MP implant 

SherForm TPE; SherForm silicone insoles

short flexor tendon iontophoresis

short leg cast

signal intensity

Sigvaris compression stockings/hose 

Sigvaris Delilah, Samson, Sculptors,   

Silopad bunion shield, digital pad, digital caps

Silon Dual-Dress wound dressing 

Silvadene cream (silver sulfadiazine 1%)

Silver bunionectomy

Simmonds (Thompson) test - for Achilles tendon rupture

sinus tarsi

sinus tract infection

skew

skewfoot

slap hammer

Slimthotic orthotic 

slough (s/l sluff)

SmartScrew™ 

Snugs foot glove; Snugs foot/plantar wrap 

Sof Airr insole; a.k.a SofSole Airr 

SofSole footcare product line 

soft corn (heloma molle)

sole

Sonicator 

Sorbothane footwear, insoles, heel cushions, etc.

Sorbsan wet wound dressing

SP (single patient) ankle orthosis 

spasmodic flatfoot

splay foot

splay

Sporanox PulsePak

STAR (Scandinavian total ankle replacement) prosthesis

stasis ulcer(s) static mold

Steady Step walker 

Steinmann pin

stellate fracture

stenosing

stenosis

steppage gait

Steri-Strips

Stieda process

STNP (subtalar neutral position)

Stone bunionectomy

strapping

stress fracture

StrideRite (shoes)

styloid process

subchondral sclerosis

subchondral

subcuticular

subluxation

subtalar joint

subtalar neutral position (STNP)

subungual exostosis

subungual ulceration

Sullivan sign - associated with chronic neuroma formation causing toes to spread

Supazote

superficial peroneal nerve

Superform Stylotic orthotic

supination

Supp-Hose support stockings

suppuration

SurePress compression bandage/wrap; SurePress absorbent padding

Sure Step stirrup brace

SurgiLav Plus hydro-debridement system 

sustentaculum tali

Swede-O Ankeloc 

swing phase 

Syme ankle disarticulation, amputation

sympathectomy

syndesmodial joint

syndesmosis tibiofibularis

syndesmotic joint

synovial effusion

synovial fluid

synovial impingement

tabes

tabetic

tailor's bunion

TakeOff Ankle Protec™ wrap

talar dome

talar tilt test

talipes calcaneus

talipes equinovarus

talipes equinus

talipes valgus

talipes varus

talipes

talocalcaneal

talocrural

talofibular ligament

talofibular mortise

talofibular

talon noir (black heel)

talonavicular joint axis

talonavicular joint

talonavicular

talotibial exostosis

talotibial joint (TTJ)

talus

tannic acid

taping technique

tarsal canal

tarsal coalition

tarsal tunnel release

tarsal tunnel syndrome

tarsal tunnel

tarsometatarsal (TMT) joint

tea soaks (black tea)

T.E.D. hose, stockings

Telos ankle stress apparatus, device - to asses ankle instability

tendinitis (secondary spelling, tendonitis)

tenosynovitis

TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation)

TENS unit

terbinafine (Lamisil)

THBO (Topical Hyperbaric Oxygen)

Therafirm compression stockings/hose 

third metatarsal

Thomas heel

Thompson (Simmonds) test - for Achilles tendon rupture

Three-D short leg walker 

"thump" (percussion) test

tibia

tibial pilon (plafond)

tibial plafond (pilon)

tibial plateau

tibial torsion

tibial tuberosity

tibiofibular syndesmosis

tibiofibular torsion

Tillaux fracture

TIML (transverse intermetatarsal ligament)

tinea pedis

Tineacide

Tinel sign

TMT (tarsometatarsal)

toenail

tophaceous gout

total nail avulsion

total-contact cast

Tourni-cot exsanguinating tourniquet 

tourniquet

towel curls

transchondral fracture

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

transverse flatfoot

transverse intermetatarsal ligament (TIML)

transverse plane

Trichophyton mentagrophytes (T. mentagrophytes ) 

Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum ) 

tricorrectional bunionectomy

tricorrectional osteotomy

trigger point

trimalleolar fracture

triplane fracture

triple arthrodesis

triple bundle technique - Achilles tendon repair

Truform compression stockings/hose

TTJ (talotibial joint)

tuberosity

tuft

Tuli's heel cup, heel cushion 

tuning fork test - for fracture, stress

turgor

T-Walker universal ambulatory AFO 

tyloma (see callus, callosity)

tylosis (see callus, callosity)

UCOheal Adjust-a-Lift heel lift

ultrasound

UnderDog system of modular orthotics; insoles, heel spur cushion, components

underlapping toe(s)

ungual tuft

uniportal plantar fasciotomy (UPF);

Unna boot

UPF (uniportal plantar fasciotomy)

v-shaped sliding osteotomy

valgus index (foot type measurement)

valgus

Valleix sign, point

varus

vascular calcification

Velcro

Venodyne compression device for DVT

venous stasis ulcer(s)

Verr-Canth (cantharidin)

verruca (pl. verrucae) - wart(s)

verruca pedis - plantar wart

vibration perception threshold (VPT)

viscoelastic heel cushion

Viscolas insoles, heel cushions, heel spur cushions

VPT (vibration perception threshold)

WACH shoe 

Wagner classification - of diabetic foot ulcers

Wagstaffe fracture

WalkCare 

walking cast

wart (verruca)

watch shoe - See WACH shoe

Watson-Jones procedure - for ankle instability

Weber type C ankle fracture

wedge shelf osteotomy

weightbearing

Weil distal shortening osteotomy

Weil osteotomy

WEST (Weinstein enhanced sensory test)

WEST-foot 

Whirlpool

Winograd procedure (nail surgery)

Wolin sign - scar tissue in the ankle

Wound Care Shoe System 

Wound Stick

xerosis

XeroSox cast/bandage protector 

YAG laser

Youngswick modification 

Z-bunionectomy