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Volume 15 - Issue 7 - July 2002

Column

Surgical Pearls
07/26/2002
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
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
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
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
07/26/2002
   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
Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out and the staffer you thought to be perfect for your team winds up bringing down your practice in some significant way. It is when you recognize that you must fire the employee that the real work of...
Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out and the staffer you thought to be perfect for your team winds up bringing down your practice in some significant way. It is when you recognize that you must fire the employee that the real work of...
Unfortunately, it doesn’t always...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
07/03/2002
Is the term “overuse injuries” really appropriate? After all, many so-called “overuse” injuries of the lower extremity are unilateral. In most cases, the right foot is used just as much as the left foot so the term becomes illogical. Perhaps...
Is the term “overuse injuries” really appropriate? After all, many so-called “overuse” injuries of the lower extremity are unilateral. In most cases, the right foot is used just as much as the left foot so the term becomes illogical. Perhaps...
Is the term “overuse injuries”...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
07/03/2002
The wound is in constant evolution. Changes arise and you need to be able to respond accordingly in your treatment course. Indeed, understanding the biochemical dynamics of wound healing is vital for proper product selection (see...
The wound is in constant evolution. Changes arise and you need to be able to respond accordingly in your treatment course. Indeed, understanding the biochemical dynamics of wound healing is vital for proper product selection (see...
The wound is in constant...
07/03/2002
Podiatry Today
07/03/2002
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
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