Volume 24 - Issue 12 - December 2011
Feature
Case Study
11/28/2011
Ronald Guberman, DPM, Lida Faroqi, DPM, and Joseph Spencer, DPM
Ronald Guberman, DPM, Lida Faroqi, DP...
These authors discuss a combination of modalities they utilized to successfully close a chronic diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) at a transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) site in a 70-year-old patient.
These authors discuss a combination of modalities they utilized to successfully close a chronic diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) at a transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) site in a 70-year-old patient.
These authors discuss a...
11/28/2011
Podiatry Today
Column
Forum
11/22/2011
Every year during the Christmas holidays, I make a point of taking the time during those busy days to sit for a few hours to watch my favorite holiday movie, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life.
Every year during the Christmas holidays, I make a point of taking the time during those busy days to sit for a few hours to watch my favorite holiday movie, Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life.
Every year during the Christmas...
11/22/2011
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
11/22/2011
Edward Blahous, DPM, FACFAS
Edward Blahous, DPM, FACFAS
If there was a surgical technique that could abbreviate the time it took to achieve clinical and radiographic healing of first metatarsal base osteotomies by three weeks, podiatric physicians would be obligated to investigate. Further, if...
If there was a surgical technique that could abbreviate the time it took to achieve clinical and radiographic healing of first metatarsal base osteotomies by three weeks, podiatric physicians would be obligated to investigate. Further, if...
If there was a surgical...
11/22/2011
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
11/22/2011
Some might argue right out of the gate that running a practice the way the airline industry runs their airlines might be a downright disaster, especially in the area of time management. I might have once agreed as I have had my share of...
Some might argue right out of the gate that running a practice the way the airline industry runs their airlines might be a downright disaster, especially in the area of time management. I might have once agreed as I have had my share of...
Some might argue right out of...
11/22/2011
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
11/22/2011
Guest Clinical Editor: Nicholas Romansky, DPM
Guest Clinical Editor: Nicholas Roman...
Are orthotics prescribed too much or are they underutilized when it comes to biomechanical issues in the lower extremity? In addition to emphasizing a tailored treatment approach for each patient, these experts also detail their casting...
Are orthotics prescribed too much or are they underutilized when it comes to biomechanical issues in the lower extremity? In addition to emphasizing a tailored treatment approach for each patient, these experts also detail their casting...
Are orthotics prescribed too...
11/22/2011
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
11/22/2011
Gary M. Rothenberg, DPM, CDE, CWS
Gary M. Rothenberg, DPM, CDE, CWS
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The wound care arena of the 21st century offers the practicing clinician a wide array of products and technologies to utilize in the management of diabetic foot ulcerations. Our patients are benefitting from the explosion of emerging...
The wound care arena of the 21st century offers the practicing clinician a wide array of products and technologies to utilize in the management of diabetic foot ulcerations. Our patients are benefitting from the explosion of emerging...
The wound care arena of the...
11/22/2011
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
11/22/2011
As part of the proposed reforms for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), podiatric physicians would be eligible to attain leadership positions in hospital staffs.
The rule would change the requirements that hospitals and...
As part of the proposed reforms for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), podiatric physicians would be eligible to attain leadership positions in hospital staffs.
The rule would change the requirements that hospitals and...
As part of the proposed reforms...
11/22/2011
Podiatry Today
11/22/2011
David Y.S. Yee, DPM, FACFAOM, and Eric Fuller, DPM
David Y.S. Yee, DPM, FACFAOM, and Eri...
Yes. Aside from the toning shoes’ benefits on muscle toning and core strengthening, David Y.S. Yee, DPM, FACFAOM, says one can also incorporate the shoes into treatment plans for numerous podiatric conditions.
No. Although Eric Fuller, DPM,...
Yes. Aside from the toning shoes’ benefits on muscle toning and core strengthening, David Y.S. Yee, DPM, FACFAOM, says one can also incorporate the shoes into treatment plans for numerous podiatric conditions.
No. Although Eric Fuller, DPM,...
Yes. Aside from the toning...
11/22/2011
Podiatry Today
11/21/2011
Daniel P. Evans, DPM, FACFAOM, FACPR, Adam Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS, and Melissa Skratsky, DPM
Daniel P. Evans, DPM, FACFAOM, FACPR,...
Timely diagnosis of lower extremity infections is essential to providing effective treatment and preventing complications. Accordingly, these authors discuss the roles of various imaging modalities ranging from plain radiographs and nuclear...
Timely diagnosis of lower extremity infections is essential to providing effective treatment and preventing complications. Accordingly, these authors discuss the roles of various imaging modalities ranging from plain radiographs and nuclear...
Timely diagnosis of lower...
11/21/2011
Podiatry Today
11/21/2011
Jason R. Hanft, DPM, Daniel T. Hall IV, DPM, and Ashish Kapila, DPM
Jason R. Hanft, DPM, Daniel T. Hall I...
Given the repetitive microtrauma experienced by patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, proper offloading is critical to the prevention of diabetic foot ulcers. Accordingly, these authors explore the potential of total contact casts,...
Given the repetitive microtrauma experienced by patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy, proper offloading is critical to the prevention of diabetic foot ulcers. Accordingly, these authors explore the potential of total contact casts,...
Given the repetitive...
11/21/2011
Podiatry Today
