Highlights of the Fifteenth Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, July 9-11, 1999.

Role of acetylcholinesterase in the development of axon tracts within the embryonic vertebrate brain.

Neuronal pathfinding during development of the rostral brain in Xenopus.

Novel guidance cues during neuronal pathfinding in the early scaffold of axon tracts in the rostral brain.

Physical Symptoms Distress Index: a sensitive tool to evaluate the impact of pharmacological agents on quality of life.

Clinical evaluation of the modified Brostrom-Evans procedure to restore ankle stability.

Intermediate to long-term follow-up of medial-approach dorsal cheilectomy for hallux rigidus.

Dorsiflexion metatarsal osteotomy for treatment of recalcitrant diabetic neuropathic ulcers.

Results of in situ subtalar arthrodesis for late sequelae of calcaneus fractures.

Chondroitin sulfates modulate axon guidance in embryonic Xenopus brain.