: 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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other parts of the body have specialists too.

The surgeon that works on your heart, your stomach, your feet, your broken legs, your broken jaws, and then the doctors that fix you skin irritation, treat your flu, or help you with cancer, these are all different types of doctors with different specialist names

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