Instructions for use: read, request, learn, question, comment, make me angry, repeat.

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I have been a board-certified orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon since 1986, and I am a bit cynical about medicine today. Actually, I am a lot cynical. My mission is to challenge the status quo and, in the process, help as many people as possible.

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You will see minimal to no advertising on the AO site. I do this for free, and if you like what you find here, all I ask is that you tell as many friends, strangers, and family as you can, anyway you can.

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Of note, many of my blog comment responses are very detailed and, in essence, a blog in themselves. So, please use the search function if you can’t find what you are looking for in a blog.