Volume 21 - Issue 1 - January 2008
Column
Forum
01/03/2008
Kshitij Shankhdhar, MBBS
Would you believe that many centuries ago, it was a tradition in India that when a person used to visit someone, the host used to wash the feet of the guest to welcome him or her? Washing the feet of the guest was a gesture to express...
Would you believe that many centuries ago, it was a tradition in India that when a person used to visit someone, the host used to wash the feet of the guest to welcome him or her? Washing the feet of the guest was a gesture to express...
Would you believe that many...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
01/03/2008
Brian McCurdy
Physicians reportedly obtain over 60 million computed tomography (CT) scans each year in the United States. However, a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggests that CT scans may be linked to an increased risk...
Physicians reportedly obtain over 60 million computed tomography (CT) scans each year in the United States. However, a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) suggests that CT scans may be linked to an increased risk...
Physicians reportedly...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
01/03/2008
Andrew J. Meyr, DPM, FACFAS
Dedicating oneself to the side of limb salvage in the fight against diabetic foot disease is a demanding and personally challenging enterprise. In the face of infection, it often seems as though all variables are against the surgeon and...
Dedicating oneself to the side of limb salvage in the fight against diabetic foot disease is a demanding and personally challenging enterprise. In the face of infection, it often seems as though all variables are against the surgeon and...
Dedicating oneself to the...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
01/03/2008
Graham A. Hamilton, DPM, FACFAS
Nonunion is a well-documented potential complication of the Lapidus arthrodesis. It reportedly occurs anywhere from 3.3 percent to 12 percent of the time, and is a very challenging problem to fix.1-7 Granted, a strict definition of...
Nonunion is a well-documented potential complication of the Lapidus arthrodesis. It reportedly occurs anywhere from 3.3 percent to 12 percent of the time, and is a very challenging problem to fix.1-7 Granted, a strict definition of...
Nonunion is a...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
01/03/2008
Francis Rottier, DPM
Soft tissue neoplasms of the lower extremity present a significant treatment challenge to the treating physician. Although most neoplasms of the lower extremity prove to be benign, the potential for malignancy does exist. The ability to...
Soft tissue neoplasms of the lower extremity present a significant treatment challenge to the treating physician. Although most neoplasms of the lower extremity prove to be benign, the potential for malignancy does exist. The ability to...
Soft tissue neoplasms of...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
01/03/2008
Michael Salcedo, DPM; Michael Motyer, DPM
During the past five years, there has been a large influx of non-traditional bone screws on the orthopedic market for small bone fixation of the foot. Some of these designs have been effective at providing long-term surgical fracture...
During the past five years, there has been a large influx of non-traditional bone screws on the orthopedic market for small bone fixation of the foot. Some of these designs have been effective at providing long-term surgical fracture...
During the past five years,...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
01/03/2008
Lawrence Z. Huppin, DPM
Foot orthoses (FOs) have been a standard treatment in podiatric clinics for decades. Until a decade ago, however, it was rare for American podiatrists to dispense ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) of any kind. In 1996, the Richie Brace was...
Foot orthoses (FOs) have been a standard treatment in podiatric clinics for decades. Until a decade ago, however, it was rare for American podiatrists to dispense ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) of any kind. In 1996, the Richie Brace was...
Foot orthoses (FOs) have...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
01/03/2008
Robert George Smith, DPM, MSc, RPh, cPed, CPRS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a major health problem worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that approximately 40,000 people...
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a major health problem worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that approximately 40,000 people...
Acquired immune deficiency...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
01/03/2008
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
Treating a wound on a Charcot foot can be a challenge. Our expert panelists discuss the diagnosis of acute Charcot, the management of Charcot and Charcot-related wounds, indications for exostectomy and keys to facilitating a return to...
Treating a wound on a Charcot foot can be a challenge. Our expert panelists discuss the diagnosis of acute Charcot, the management of Charcot and Charcot-related wounds, indications for exostectomy and keys to facilitating a return to...
Treating a wound on a...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
01/03/2008
David J. Levine, DPM, cPed
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-122/ In order to enhance one's ability to prescribe custom orthoses, this author emphasizes a thorough exam, a focused evaluation of the...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-122/ In order to enhance one's ability to prescribe custom orthoses, this author emphasizes a thorough exam, a focused evaluation of the...
Please click here for the full...
01/03/2008
Podiatry Today
