Volume 21 - Issue 5 - May 2008
05/03/2008
Postoperative infection following elective, clean foot and ankle surgery is relatively uncommon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the surgical site infection (SSI) rate to be 2.1 percent for clean, uncontaminated...
Postoperative infection following elective, clean foot and ankle surgery is relatively uncommon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the surgical site infection (SSI) rate to be 2.1 percent for clean, uncontaminated...
Postoperative infection...
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Podiatry Today
05/03/2008
With spring finally here, amateurs and professionals alike have returned to the baseball diamond. More than 40 million Americans participate in baseball and softball each year. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS),...
With spring finally here, amateurs and professionals alike have returned to the baseball diamond. More than 40 million Americans participate in baseball and softball each year. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS),...
With spring finally here,...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
05/03/2008
It is said that the best science is repeatable science. If you pour x into y in certain measures and under specific conditions, z will occur every time. In podiatry, such certainty is not always that certain. The treatment regimen one...
It is said that the best science is repeatable science. If you pour x into y in certain measures and under specific conditions, z will occur every time. In podiatry, such certainty is not always that certain. The treatment regimen one...
It is said that the best science...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
05/03/2008
Orthotics are an integral part of podiatric practice. They provide viable treatment options for many conditions that we treat. However, there are also associated hard costs with orthotics that can be a financial detriment to the practice if...
Orthotics are an integral part of podiatric practice. They provide viable treatment options for many conditions that we treat. However, there are also associated hard costs with orthotics that can be a financial detriment to the practice if...
Orthotics are an integral part...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Column
News and Trends
05/03/2008
Patients commonly present with ingrown toenails and treatments range from chemical matrixectomy to the newer orthonyxia procedure. A new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgery concludes that orthonyxia, using a metal brace...
Patients commonly present with ingrown toenails and treatments range from chemical matrixectomy to the newer orthonyxia procedure. A new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgery concludes that orthonyxia, using a metal brace...
Patients commonly present with...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
05/03/2008
We are an aging population. One can ascertain that with aging comes an increased incidence of comorbid conditions. With the vast majority of podiatric surgical cases being elective, documentation supporting the vascular system prior to...
We are an aging population. One can ascertain that with aging comes an increased incidence of comorbid conditions. With the vast majority of podiatric surgical cases being elective, documentation supporting the vascular system prior to...
We are an aging population. One...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
05/03/2008
Podiatrists looking for an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of a vast array of painful conditions may have a viable option in Traumeel (Heel Inc.). Available in injectables, tablets, ointment,...
Podiatrists looking for an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of a vast array of painful conditions may have a viable option in Traumeel (Heel Inc.). Available in injectables, tablets, ointment,...
Podiatrists looking for an...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
05/03/2008
Podiatrists looking for an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of a vast array of painful conditions may have a viable option in Traumeel (Heel Inc.). Available in injectables, tablets, ointment,...
Podiatrists looking for an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of a vast array of painful conditions may have a viable option in Traumeel (Heel Inc.). Available in injectables, tablets, ointment,...
Podiatrists looking for an...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
05/03/2008
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a significant risk factor for diabetic foot amputation. It is also an important marker for atherosclerosis in other organ systems and is associated with a fourfold increase in cardiovascular death.1 ...
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a significant risk factor for diabetic foot amputation. It is also an important marker for atherosclerosis in other organ systems and is associated with a fourfold increase in cardiovascular death.1 ...
Peripheral arterial disease...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
05/03/2008
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-212/ Given the challenges inherent in diagnosing and treating tarsal coalitions, this author reviews key clinical findings, offers keys to...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-212/ Given the challenges inherent in diagnosing and treating tarsal coalitions, this author reviews key clinical findings, offers keys to...
Please click here for the full...
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