Volume 16 - Issue 6 - June 2003
06/03/2003
By Jeff Hall, Editor-in-Chief
By Jeff Hall, Editor-in-Chief
Perhaps you have seen delayed wound healing recently that seemed particularly stubborn and mystifying. Another patient may have unusual lower extremity swelling. In the midst of a seemingly simple surgical procedure for another patient, you...
Perhaps you have seen delayed wound healing recently that seemed particularly stubborn and mystifying. Another patient may have unusual lower extremity swelling. In the midst of a seemingly simple surgical procedure for another patient, you...
Perhaps you have seen delayed...
06/03/2003
Podiatry Today
06/03/2003
By Steven D. Chinn, DPM, CHE
By Steven D. Chinn, DPM, CHE
Is your practice as safe as it needs to be? When Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 1971, the intent was to decrease the number of workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths. In 1999, there were over...
Is your practice as safe as it needs to be? When Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 1971, the intent was to decrease the number of workplace injuries, illnesses and deaths. In 1999, there were over...
Is your practice as safe as it...
06/03/2003
Podiatry Today
06/03/2003
By Michael D. Dujela, DPM, and Eric Espensen, DPM
By Michael D. Dujela, DPM, and Eric E...
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
Podiatry Today
06/03/2003
By John H. Walter Jr., DPM, MS, and Larry R. Goss, DPM
By John H. Walter Jr., DPM, MS, and L...
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
Podiatry Today
Column
Forum
06/03/2003
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
By Gary M. Rothenberg, DPM, CWS
By Gary M. Rothenberg, DPM, CWS
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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
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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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
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
06/03/2003
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
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
06/03/2003
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
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