Volume 21 - Issue 6 - June 2008
Column
Orthotics Q&A
06/03/2008
Guest Clinical Editor: Ronald Valmassy, DPM
Guest Clinical Editor: Ronald Valmass...
Choosing the most effective type of orthotic device for a given condition can be tricky as one must consider factors that include materials, potential modifications and cost.
Accordingly, the panelists discuss possible indications for OTC...
Choosing the most effective type of orthotic device for a given condition can be tricky as one must consider factors that include materials, potential modifications and cost.
Accordingly, the panelists discuss possible indications for OTC...
Choosing the most effective type...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
06/03/2008
Surgeons routinely make treatment decisions based on their training and experience. For example, we typically employ non-operative treatment of Achilles ruptures for the elderly. Surgical repair, on the other hand, is usually recommended for...
Surgeons routinely make treatment decisions based on their training and experience. For example, we typically employ non-operative treatment of Achilles ruptures for the elderly. Surgical repair, on the other hand, is usually recommended for...
Surgeons routinely make...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
06/03/2008
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Edito...
For DPMs dealing with the common condition of hyperpronation, the HyProCure™ Sinus Tarsi Implant may be one of the more intriguing treatment options to date.
Composed of medical grade titanium, the implant serves as an internal orthotic that...
For DPMs dealing with the common condition of hyperpronation, the HyProCure™ Sinus Tarsi Implant may be one of the more intriguing treatment options to date.
Composed of medical grade titanium, the implant serves as an internal orthotic that...
For DPMs dealing with the common...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
06/03/2008
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Edito...
For DPMs dealing with the common condition of hyperpronation, the HyProCure™ Sinus Tarsi Implant may be one of the more intriguing treatment options to date.
Composed of medical grade titanium, the implant serves as an internal orthotic that...
For DPMs dealing with the common condition of hyperpronation, the HyProCure™ Sinus Tarsi Implant may be one of the more intriguing treatment options to date.
Composed of medical grade titanium, the implant serves as an internal orthotic that...
For DPMs dealing with the common...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
06/03/2008
Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
The membership of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) has agreed with the college’s board of directors that renewing members do not have to maintain membership in the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
In the...
The membership of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) has agreed with the college’s board of directors that renewing members do not have to maintain membership in the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
In the...
The membership of the American...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Forum
06/03/2008
I have been a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) for 33 years. I joined the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) 14 years ago. I plan to continue my membership in both organizations. I voted against the...
I have been a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) for 33 years. I joined the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) 14 years ago. I plan to continue my membership in both organizations. I voted against the...
I have been a member of the...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
06/03/2008
<p>By Edwin Harris, DPM</p>
<p>By Edwin Harris, DPM</p&g...
It is unfortunate that the terms pes planus and flatfoot are so ingrained in the medical literature because they concentrate attention on only one component of a very complex deformity. Smith and Ocampo described a classification for pes...
It is unfortunate that the terms pes planus and flatfoot are so ingrained in the medical literature because they concentrate attention on only one component of a very complex deformity. Smith and Ocampo described a classification for pes...
It is unfortunate that the terms...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
06/03/2008
By Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA
By Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA
When musculoskeletal extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) was first introduced in the United States with the first FDA approval in 2000, there was a great deal of controversy and posturing among manufacturers of ESWT technologies. Each...
When musculoskeletal extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) was first introduced in the United States with the first FDA approval in 2000, there was a great deal of controversy and posturing among manufacturers of ESWT technologies. Each...
When musculoskeletal...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
06/03/2008
By Douglas K. Blacklidge, DPM
By Douglas K. Blacklidge, DPM
Isolated arthrodesis procedures for the hindfoot are an interesting and sometimes controversial topic for foot and ankle surgeons. Historically, when it came to most major rearfoot deformities and joint conditions, surgeons utilized the...
Isolated arthrodesis procedures for the hindfoot are an interesting and sometimes controversial topic for foot and ankle surgeons. Historically, when it came to most major rearfoot deformities and joint conditions, surgeons utilized the...
Isolated arthrodesis procedures...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
06/03/2008
By Douglas Richie Jr., DPM
By Douglas Richie Jr., DPM
What is a good running shoe? How often are you asked this question? It seems that whenever a stranger learns that you are a podiatric physician, the first question he or she asks is about a shoe. Rather than asking how we can prevent foot...
What is a good running shoe? How often are you asked this question? It seems that whenever a stranger learns that you are a podiatric physician, the first question he or she asks is about a shoe. Rather than asking how we can prevent foot...
What is a good running shoe? How...
06/03/2008
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