Volume 21 - Issue 11 - November 2008
Column
Forum
10/29/2008
Kshitij Shankhdhar, MBBS, Dip Diab
Kshitij Shankhdhar, MBBS, Dip Diab
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Every 30 seconds, a lower limb is lost as a consequence of diabetes. Worldwide, more than a million amputations are performed each year as a consequence of diabetes. Up to 85 percent of all amputations in people with diabetes are...
Every 30 seconds, a lower limb is lost as a consequence of diabetes. Worldwide, more than a million amputations are performed each year as a consequence of diabetes. Up to 85 percent of all amputations in people with diabetes are...
Every 30 seconds, a lower...
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Podiatry Today
Industry News
10/29/2008
Combating Sore Feet
Two new gel cushions may provide just the right amount of padding to alleviate foot soreness while allowing flexibility.
The Slim-Gel Fit™ line may help protect against shear forces, abrasions, friction and other...
Combating Sore Feet
Two new gel cushions may provide just the right amount of padding to alleviate foot soreness while allowing flexibility.
The Slim-Gel Fit™ line may help protect against shear forces, abrasions, friction and other...
Combating Sore Feet
Two new gel...
10/29/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
10/29/2008
Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
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Among the many complexities physicians face when treating podiatric patients is the proper placement of an individual for treatment purposes. Accuracy is essential for the numerous procedures that doctors perform and the podiatry table...
Among the many complexities physicians face when treating podiatric patients is the proper placement of an individual for treatment purposes. Accuracy is essential for the numerous procedures that doctors perform and the podiatry table...
Among the many...
10/29/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
10/29/2008
Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
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Among the many complexities physicians face when treating podiatric patients is the proper placement of an individual for treatment purposes. Accuracy is essential for the numerous procedures that doctors perform and the podiatry table...
Among the many complexities physicians face when treating podiatric patients is the proper placement of an individual for treatment purposes. Accuracy is essential for the numerous procedures that doctors perform and the podiatry table...
Among the many...
10/29/2008
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
10/29/2008
Chronic ankle instability can be a common and often debilitating problem resulting from multiple moderate ankle sprains or a single severe ankle sprain. The subsequent residual symptoms associated with chronic ankle instability may lead to...
Chronic ankle instability can be a common and often debilitating problem resulting from multiple moderate ankle sprains or a single severe ankle sprain. The subsequent residual symptoms associated with chronic ankle instability may lead to...
Chronic ankle instability can...
10/29/2008
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
10/29/2008
While warts are among the most common pathological problems that podiatrists treat, they are also among the most frustrating conditions. While there are multiple forms of therapy available, the success rate is not what we would like to...
While warts are among the most common pathological problems that podiatrists treat, they are also among the most frustrating conditions. While there are multiple forms of therapy available, the success rate is not what we would like to...
While warts are among the...
10/29/2008
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
10/29/2008
Melissa Adams, DPM, and John S. Steinberg, DPM
Melissa Adams, DPM, and John S. Stein...
The prevalence of individuals with diabetes continues to rise. The disease now affects nearly 24 million Americans or 7.8 percent of the population of the United States.1 Consequently, the demand for diabetic foot care continues to...
The prevalence of individuals with diabetes continues to rise. The disease now affects nearly 24 million Americans or 7.8 percent of the population of the United States.1 Consequently, the demand for diabetic foot care continues to...
The prevalence of individuals...
10/29/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
10/29/2008
Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
Study Suggests Benefit Of Conservative Surgery For Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
Could conservative surgery have an impact in treating osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot? A recent study published in Diabetologia found that surgery without...
Study Suggests Benefit Of Conservative Surgery For Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
Could conservative surgery have an impact in treating osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot? A recent study published in Diabetologia found that surgery without...
Study Suggests Benefit Of...
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Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
10/29/2008
Establishing a wound care clinic can be a rewarding part of practice. These panelists draw on their wound care experience to discuss the essential clinical tools you need and also emphasize the importance of developing strong referral...
Establishing a wound care clinic can be a rewarding part of practice. These panelists draw on their wound care experience to discuss the essential clinical tools you need and also emphasize the importance of developing strong referral...
Establishing a wound care...
10/29/2008
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
10/29/2008
Christopher R. Corwin, DPM, MS
Christopher R. Corwin, DPM, MS
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: www.naccme.com/program/2008-pd-11/ Given the challenges of diagnosing Jones fractures to the fifth metatarsal and facilitating a timely return to sports activities, the...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: www.naccme.com/program/2008-pd-11/ Given the challenges of diagnosing Jones fractures to the fifth metatarsal and facilitating a timely return to sports activities, the...
Please click here for the full...
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Podiatry Today
