Volume 16 - Issue 6 - June 2003
Column
Forum
06/03/2003
John H. McCord, DPM
I walked into the operating room 10 minutes early as usual. The case was a complex repair of multiple fractures from a SUV vs. Harley wreck. None of the fractures were difficult to repair but there were four to set and fixate. The nurses...
I walked into the operating room 10 minutes early as usual. The case was a complex repair of multiple fractures from a SUV vs. Harley wreck. None of the fractures were difficult to repair but there were four to set and fixate. The nurses...
I walked into the operating room...
06/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
06/03/2003
Gary M. Rothenberg, DPM, CDE
In the course of a single day, we often see frustrating patients who do not follow the seemingly simple instructions that we give to them. Treating non-compliant diabetic patients, specifically those who are dealing with issues of wound care,...
In the course of a single day, we often see frustrating patients who do not follow the seemingly simple instructions that we give to them. Treating non-compliant diabetic patients, specifically those who are dealing with issues of wound care,...
In the course of a single day,...
06/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Industry News
06/03/2003
Are chronic wounds throwing you for a loop? If so, you may want to consider using CellerateRX, a new wound care gel and powder that reportedly helps to jumpstart the healing process. Advanced Wound Care, the manufacturer of the product, says...
Are chronic wounds throwing you for a loop? If so, you may want to consider using CellerateRX, a new wound care gel and powder that reportedly helps to jumpstart the healing process. Advanced Wound Care, the manufacturer of the product, says...
Are chronic wounds throwing you...
06/03/2003
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
06/03/2003
Brian McCurdy
Have you been seeing an increase in lateral ankle pain among baby boomers who have recently resumed regular exercising or sports activities? Sports medicine experts say the pain may be the result of old ankle sprains that haven’t healed...
Have you been seeing an increase in lateral ankle pain among baby boomers who have recently resumed regular exercising or sports activities? Sports medicine experts say the pain may be the result of old ankle sprains that haven’t healed...
Have you been seeing an increase...
06/03/2003
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Practice Builders
06/03/2003
Billie C. Bradford, MBA
It happens every year. All healthcare professionals have learned to anticipate annual changes in Medicare regulations, coding and reimbursement. However, this year’s delays and payment uncertainties definitely qualify 2003 as one of the worst...
It happens every year. All healthcare professionals have learned to anticipate annual changes in Medicare regulations, coding and reimbursement. However, this year’s delays and payment uncertainties definitely qualify 2003 as one of the worst...
It happens every year. All...
06/03/2003
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Sports Medicine
06/03/2003
Mark A. Caselli, DPM
The dancer’s feet are comparable to a concert pianist’s hands. Extensive training, often beginning before the age of 10, is common, especially among girls. Through the years, changing styles and great leaps have placed increased strain on the...
The dancer’s feet are comparable to a concert pianist’s hands. Extensive training, often beginning before the age of 10, is common, especially among girls. Through the years, changing styles and great leaps have placed increased strain on the...
The dancer’s feet are comparable...
06/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
06/03/2003
Brian McCurdy
It can be challenging to maintain an optimum environment for wound healing in certain patients. It can also be challenging to sift through the vast array of wound care dressings on the market and find the right one that will help your...
It can be challenging to maintain an optimum environment for wound healing in certain patients. It can also be challenging to sift through the vast array of wound care dressings on the market and find the right one that will help your...
It can be challenging to...
06/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
06/03/2003
Brian McCurdy
It can be challenging to maintain an optimum environment for wound healing in certain patients. It can also be challenging to sift through the vast array of wound care dressings on the market and find the right one that will help your...
It can be challenging to maintain an optimum environment for wound healing in certain patients. It can also be challenging to sift through the vast array of wound care dressings on the market and find the right one that will help your...
It can be challenging to...
06/03/2003
Podiatry Today
06/03/2003
Eric Espensen, DPM; Michael Dujela, DPM, FACFAS
Yes, Dr. Dujela points to key principles and case studies that convey the need for surgical treatment in facilitating curative results. The notion that osteomyelitis is “primarily” a surgical disease does not discount the importance of...
Yes, Dr. Dujela points to key principles and case studies that convey the need for surgical treatment in facilitating curative results. The notion that osteomyelitis is “primarily” a surgical disease does not discount the importance of...
Yes, Dr. Dujela points to key...
06/03/2003
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06/03/2003
Larry R. Goss, DPM; John H. Walter, Jr., DPM, MS
Soft tissue tumors may often be overlooked or mistaken as “simple lesions.” For example, ganglion cysts occur so frequently in the foot and ankle that it has often led to the careless assumption that every asymptomatic, soft, movable mass...
Soft tissue tumors may often be overlooked or mistaken as “simple lesions.” For example, ganglion cysts occur so frequently in the foot and ankle that it has often led to the careless assumption that every asymptomatic, soft, movable mass...
Soft tissue tumors may often be...
06/03/2003
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