Volume 15 - Issue 7 - July 2002
07/26/2002
Camille P. Ryans, DPM
There is a tendency for people to fear the unknown. Unfortunately, stereotypes abound about the incapability of the podiatric profession. It is up to everyone involved in the field directly or indirectly not to perpetuate this way of...
There is a tendency for people to fear the unknown. Unfortunately, stereotypes abound about the incapability of the podiatric profession. It is up to everyone involved in the field directly or indirectly not to perpetuate this way of...
There is a tendency for...
07/26/2002
Podiatry Today
07/03/2002
Matthew J. Claxton, DPM; David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, MSc; Brian Short, DPM
Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis ulcers and decubitis ulcers are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients and significantly contribute to health care costs.1-4 Wounds of these types often lead to...
Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous stasis ulcers and decubitis ulcers are leading causes of morbidity and mortality in elderly patients and significantly contribute to health care costs.1-4 Wounds of these types often lead to...
Chronic wounds such as diabetic...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
07/03/2002
Jeff A. Hall
New figures from the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) continue to cast a sobering view on treating diabetes in the years to come. Now there are 17 million Americans who have the disease and nearly six million of them are unaware they have...
New figures from the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) continue to cast a sobering view on treating diabetes in the years to come. Now there are 17 million Americans who have the disease and nearly six million of them are unaware they have...
New figures from the Centers For...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
07/03/2002
I read with great interest your recent editorial regarding HIPAA (see “Ready Or Not, Here Comes HIPAA,” page 14, April issue). As Vice-President of the APMA and Chair of the Health Policy Committee, I have direct oversight of these...
I read with great interest your recent editorial regarding HIPAA (see “Ready Or Not, Here Comes HIPAA,” page 14, April issue). As Vice-President of the APMA and Chair of the Health Policy Committee, I have direct oversight of these...
I read with great interest your...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Column
Surgical Pearls
07/26/2002
Thomas Cusumano, DPM
Metatarsalgia may develop from osseous, neurological, vascular or dermal etiologies. The causes are numerous and commonly involve a cavus foot structure, a long second metatarsal, short first metatarsal, hypermobile first ray, iatrogenic pain...
Metatarsalgia may develop from osseous, neurological, vascular or dermal etiologies. The causes are numerous and commonly involve a cavus foot structure, a long second metatarsal, short first metatarsal, hypermobile first ray, iatrogenic pain...
Metatarsalgia may develop from...
07/26/2002
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
07/03/2002
Brian McCurdy
Podiatrists looking for new ways of treating plantar verruca may want to check out a new advance in laser treatments. The C-beam is a laser that penetrates below the epidermal surface to get to the root of plantar and palmar psoriasis. Frank...
Podiatrists looking for new ways of treating plantar verruca may want to check out a new advance in laser treatments. The C-beam is a laser that penetrates below the epidermal surface to get to the root of plantar and palmar psoriasis. Frank...
Podiatrists looking for new ways...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Forum
07/03/2002
John H. McCord, DPM
I graduated from podiatry school and went through residency in the mid-‘70s, about the same time power instruments were introduced to podiatric surgeons. We wore grounded booties and used noisy nitrogen-driven drills. When you walked past an...
I graduated from podiatry school and went through residency in the mid-‘70s, about the same time power instruments were introduced to podiatric surgeons. We wore grounded booties and used noisy nitrogen-driven drills. When you walked past an...
I graduated from podiatry school...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
07/03/2002
Brian McCurdy
Podiatrists looking for new ways of treating plantar verruca may want to check out a new advance in laser treatments. The C-beam is a laser that penetrates below the epidermal surface to get to the root of plantar and palmar psoriasis. Frank...
Podiatrists looking for new ways of treating plantar verruca may want to check out a new advance in laser treatments. The C-beam is a laser that penetrates below the epidermal surface to get to the root of plantar and palmar psoriasis. Frank...
Podiatrists looking for new ways...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
07/03/2002
Brian McCurdy
Paying malpractice insurance premiums is a necessary evil for doctors. Lately, however, both doctors and insurance companies have been feeling the crunch more than ever before. The entire country faces a “crisis” when it comes to medical...
Paying malpractice insurance premiums is a necessary evil for doctors. Lately, however, both doctors and insurance companies have been feeling the crunch more than ever before. The entire country faces a “crisis” when it comes to medical...
Paying malpractice insurance...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Industry News
07/03/2002
Are you looking for a new advance to help promote quicker wound healing for your patients?
You may want to check out Xenaderm, a new prescription ointment unveiled by Healthpoint, Ltd. According to the company, Xenaderm stimulates the...
Are you looking for a new advance to help promote quicker wound healing for your patients?
You may want to check out Xenaderm, a new prescription ointment unveiled by Healthpoint, Ltd. According to the company, Xenaderm stimulates the...
Are you looking for a new...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
