Special report: Highlights of the 23rd Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 13-15 July 2007.

The 23rd Annual Summer Meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) was held 13-15 July 2007 at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There were 538 registrants in attendance, including 182 individuals from 29 countries outside the United States.

Diabetic foot care: multilingual translation of a patient education leaflet.

The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society "Diabetic Foot Care" patient education leaflet was revised to improve the layout and emphasis of key concepts of preventive care. This included review of daily foot and shoe examination, danger signs, daily washing and foot care, shoe fitting, medical care, and avoidance of dangerous acts. The leaflet was expanded to occupy two sides of a page, retaining the capability of production in tear-off sheet format to facilitate distribution to patients in the clinical office. Furthermore, the leaflet was translated into 19 other languages for diabetic patients in the United States and around the world with limited English language comprehension.