: Why does Podiatry exist as a separate specialty? Are the feet really so different from the rest of the body?

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Somehow podiatry came up ( I have no background in medicine) and I was wondering why in the world are feet doctors a specialty compared to a general surgeon or someone that might fix a broken arm or hand issues?

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Why is dentistry and orthopedics two separate fields? Your mouth is comprised of teeth bones, jaw bones, ligaments and muscles in your mouth, etc. but it’s a completely different field. I assume there’s some rhyme and reason to it. Same goes for podiatry.

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