: 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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>The foot is a complex mechanical structure of the human body composed of 33 joints, 26 bones, and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments that all work together to bear weight, allow for locomotion, and transmit force.

Add in the nerves that control all that and the various things people step on or in that are more hazardous than legos. Feet are complex and necessary with a variety of specialized functions and problems.

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