Volume 16 - Issue 5 - May 2003
Column
Clinical Solutions in Practice
05/03/2003
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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Caring for your patients is a full-time job unto itself. Dealing with managed care and the business end of your practice is another full-time job. Indeed, claims processing and billing issues can be overwhelming at times. However, there are...
Caring for your patients is a full-time job unto itself. Dealing with managed care and the business end of your practice is another full-time job. Indeed, claims processing and billing issues can be overwhelming at times. However, there are...
Caring for your patients is a...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Industry News
05/03/2003
When treating those who suffer from athlete’s foot, you may want to consider a new lotion that combines two ingredients to offer relief. The topical lotion deFEET® uses the advanced transdermal drug delivery system of PENtoCORE, which...
When treating those who suffer from athlete’s foot, you may want to consider a new lotion that combines two ingredients to offer relief. The topical lotion deFEET® uses the advanced transdermal drug delivery system of PENtoCORE, which...
When treating those who suffer...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
05/03/2003
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
...
Caring for your patients is a full-time job unto itself. Dealing with managed care and the business end of your practice is another full-time job. Indeed, claims processing and billing issues can be overwhelming at times. However, there are...
Caring for your patients is a full-time job unto itself. Dealing with managed care and the business end of your practice is another full-time job. Indeed, claims processing and billing issues can be overwhelming at times. However, there are...
Caring for your patients is a...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
05/03/2003
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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Is total contact casting (TCC) too time-consuming a modality to be used in treating plantar foot ulcerations? It’s a prevailing question that has thwarted wider use of the modality. However, a new study recently presented at the Symposium on...
Is total contact casting (TCC) too time-consuming a modality to be used in treating plantar foot ulcerations? It’s a prevailing question that has thwarted wider use of the modality. However, a new study recently presented at the Symposium on...
Is total contact casting (TCC)...
05/03/2003
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Surgical Pearls
05/03/2003
By Harold Schoenhaus, DPM, Jodi Schoenhaus, DPM, and Dawn Pfeiffer, DPM
By Harold Schoenhaus, DPM, Jodi Schoe...
One of the most commonly performed procedures in the foot is an implant arthroplasty of the first metatarsophalangeal (MPJ) joint. However, we have occasionally noted a hollow medullary canal after resecting the base of the proximal phalanx....
One of the most commonly performed procedures in the foot is an implant arthroplasty of the first metatarsophalangeal (MPJ) joint. However, we have occasionally noted a hollow medullary canal after resecting the base of the proximal phalanx....
One of the most commonly...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
05/03/2003
By Kirk M. Herring, DPM, MS
By Kirk M. Herring, DPM, MS
Heel pain, especially pain associated with the plantar aponeurosis, is one of the most common overuse injuries affecting adults. Approximately 10 percent of runners as well as many other athletes are affected by plantar fasciitis.1...
Heel pain, especially pain associated with the plantar aponeurosis, is one of the most common overuse injuries affecting adults. Approximately 10 percent of runners as well as many other athletes are affected by plantar fasciitis.1...
Heel pain, especially pain...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
05/03/2003
It is generally thought that about 50 percent of all warts will spontaneously resolve within six months. However, some warts may remain at the same location with no apparent change for many years and others will continue to spread, expand or...
It is generally thought that about 50 percent of all warts will spontaneously resolve within six months. However, some warts may remain at the same location with no apparent change for many years and others will continue to spread, expand or...
It is generally thought that...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
05/03/2003
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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The scene has been played out at varying degrees throughout the country. Doctors are walking out of hospitals, practitioners are struggling to pay malpractice insurance premiums and juries are awarding millions of dollars to patients who have...
The scene has been played out at varying degrees throughout the country. Doctors are walking out of hospitals, practitioners are struggling to pay malpractice insurance premiums and juries are awarding millions of dollars to patients who have...
The scene has been played out at...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
05/03/2003
By Tamara D. Fishman, DPM
By Tamara D. Fishman, DPM
As the warmer months emerge, people are more likely to tackle spring cleaning of cluttered areas, go outside without shoes and socks, and head to the beach for fun in the sun. Unfortunately, there is also an increased risk of lower-extremity...
As the warmer months emerge, people are more likely to tackle spring cleaning of cluttered areas, go outside without shoes and socks, and head to the beach for fun in the sun. Unfortunately, there is also an increased risk of lower-extremity...
As the warmer months emerge,...
05/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
05/03/2003
Calcaneal osteotomies have been a mainstay of foot and ankle surgery for many years, and are critical in the realignment of significant foot deformities. Both varus and valgus deformities often require calcaneal deformities for correct...
Calcaneal osteotomies have been a mainstay of foot and ankle surgery for many years, and are critical in the realignment of significant foot deformities. Both varus and valgus deformities often require calcaneal deformities for correct...
Calcaneal osteotomies have been...
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