Volume 22 - Issue 5 - May 2009
Online Exclusive
04/30/2009
Nathan Wei, MD, FACP, FACR
Nathan Wei, MD, FACP, FACR
Initial attacks of gout often affect the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ). Accordingly, this author discusses the differential diagnosis of lower extremity gout, keys to managing acute attacks and how to get a handle on the disease’s...
Initial attacks of gout often affect the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ). Accordingly, this author discusses the differential diagnosis of lower extremity gout, keys to managing acute attacks and how to get a handle on the disease’s...
Initial attacks of gout often...
04/30/2009
Podiatry Today
Column
Forum
04/24/2009
I have been an unemployed podiatrist for four months since my retirement in December 2008. After almost 34 years of loving my work, I turned the practice over to my partner and a new associate.
Retirement was the carrot I chased for so...
I have been an unemployed podiatrist for four months since my retirement in December 2008. After almost 34 years of loving my work, I turned the practice over to my partner and a new associate.
Retirement was the carrot I chased for so...
I have been an unemployed...
04/24/2009
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
04/23/2009
Lauren Grant, Editorial Assistant
Lauren Grant, Editorial Assistant
...
For surgeons looking to facilitate quick postoperative healing for osseous defects with a reduced risk of disease transmission and without the need for a second surgery, a calcium phosphate bone void filler may prove to be beneficial in...
For surgeons looking to facilitate quick postoperative healing for osseous defects with a reduced risk of disease transmission and without the need for a second surgery, a calcium phosphate bone void filler may prove to be beneficial in...
For surgeons looking to...
04/23/2009
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
04/23/2009
Lauren Grant, Editorial Assistant
Lauren Grant, Editorial Assistant
...
For surgeons looking to facilitate quick postoperative healing for osseous defects with a reduced risk of disease transmission and without the need for a second surgery, a calcium phosphate bone void filler may prove to be beneficial in...
For surgeons looking to facilitate quick postoperative healing for osseous defects with a reduced risk of disease transmission and without the need for a second surgery, a calcium phosphate bone void filler may prove to be beneficial in...
For surgeons looking to...
04/23/2009
Podiatry Today
Industry News
04/23/2009
Spray Away Foot Pain
A new spray offers natural ingredients to relieve everyday pain and discomfort.
The Biofreeze Pain Relieving Spray offers a unique formulation including natural menthol, Ilex and botanical ingredients including...
Spray Away Foot Pain
A new spray offers natural ingredients to relieve everyday pain and discomfort.
The Biofreeze Pain Relieving Spray offers a unique formulation including natural menthol, Ilex and botanical ingredients including...
Spray Away Foot Pain
A new...
04/23/2009
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
04/23/2009
The use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections in the treatment of fasciosis and tendinosis about the foot and ankle is a fairly recent and evolving concept. The idea behind such injections is quite simple and has been well studied in...
The use of platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections in the treatment of fasciosis and tendinosis about the foot and ankle is a fairly recent and evolving concept. The idea behind such injections is quite simple and has been well studied in...
The use of platelet rich...
04/23/2009
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
04/23/2009
While total joint replacement has been successful in the shoulder, the hip and the knee, we have not seen similar success with total ankle replacement in the past.
Initial reports on total ankle replacements were promising in 1979.1...
While total joint replacement has been successful in the shoulder, the hip and the knee, we have not seen similar success with total ankle replacement in the past.
Initial reports on total ankle replacements were promising in 1979.1...
While total joint replacement...
04/23/2009
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
04/23/2009
Approximately 23.6 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to the 2007 statistics from the American Diabetes Association.1 Many of these patients have an associated comorbidity of obesity and, all too often, Achilles...
Approximately 23.6 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to the 2007 statistics from the American Diabetes Association.1 Many of these patients have an associated comorbidity of obesity and, all too often, Achilles...
Approximately 23.6 million...
04/23/2009
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
04/23/2009
Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor;
Lauren Grant, Editorial Assistant
Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor;
Lauren ...
Can Peppering Augment Injections For Plantar Fasciitis?
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
A new study in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) concludes that a peppering injection technique can boost the effect...
Can Peppering Augment Injections For Plantar Fasciitis?
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
A new study in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) concludes that a peppering injection technique can boost the effect...
Can Peppering Augment Injections...
04/23/2009
Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
04/23/2009
Clinical Editor: Kazu Suzuki, DPM, CWS
Clinical Editor: Kazu Suzuki, DPM, CW...
Heel pressure ulcers can be particularly challenging for podiatric physicians, given the risk of complications, offloading challenges and the compromised vascular status of high-risk patients. Accordingly, our expert panelists share their...
Heel pressure ulcers can be particularly challenging for podiatric physicians, given the risk of complications, offloading challenges and the compromised vascular status of high-risk patients. Accordingly, our expert panelists share their...
Heel pressure ulcers can be...
04/23/2009
Podiatry Today
