In accordance with its general orientation, International Orthopaedics, the official journal of the Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT), publishes original papers from all over the world dealing with clinical orthopaedic surgery or basic reseafch directly connected with orthopaedic surgery. This special issue pays attention to current trends in foot and ankle surgery. Despite a variety of journals dedicated to foot and ankle surgery, specialised orthopaedic surgeons see it as an important mission to present their knowledge to a widespread readership. During the 1970s and 1980s, foot and ankle surgery was in the shadow of the enormous success of hip and knee arthroplasty and new treatment options enabled by arthroscopy.
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