Volume 16 - Issue 11 - November 2003
11/03/2003
Michael Z. Metzger, DPM, MBA
The office brochure is an effective and comparatively inexpensive method for both internal and external marketing of your practice. With the advent of desktop publishing, almost anyone with a computer and a few hours can design, write and...
The office brochure is an effective and comparatively inexpensive method for both internal and external marketing of your practice. With the advent of desktop publishing, almost anyone with a computer and a few hours can design, write and...
The office brochure is an...
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Podiatry Today
11/03/2003
John T. Hester, DPM, PT
Ankle sprains occur at a rate of roughly 25,000 per day nationwide, account for 10 percent of all emergency department visits and represent 25 percent of all sports injuries (and 25 percent of all time lost from sports).1-3 Ankle sprains are...
Ankle sprains occur at a rate of roughly 25,000 per day nationwide, account for 10 percent of all emergency department visits and represent 25 percent of all sports injuries (and 25 percent of all time lost from sports).1-3 Ankle sprains are...
Ankle sprains occur at a rate of...
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Podiatry Today
11/03/2003
Jeff A. Hall
When it comes to multicenter clinical trials for various wound care modalities, it stands to reason all the elements of the study should be constant with the key variable being the modality or modalities one is comparing in order to determine...
When it comes to multicenter clinical trials for various wound care modalities, it stands to reason all the elements of the study should be constant with the key variable being the modality or modalities one is comparing in order to determine...
When it comes to multicenter...
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Podiatry Today
11/03/2003
James L. Thomas, MD
Symptoms associated with compression of the posterior tibial nerve and its branches first appeared in the literature in the early ‘60s.1-3 Since these early reports over 40 years ago, tarsal tunnel syndrome has become one of the most written...
Symptoms associated with compression of the posterior tibial nerve and its branches first appeared in the literature in the early ‘60s.1-3 Since these early reports over 40 years ago, tarsal tunnel syndrome has become one of the most written...
Symptoms associated with...
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Podiatry Today
11/03/2003
I am writing to you regarding some misinformation that is contained within the editorial section of the August 2003 issue (see “Editor’s Perspective,” page 18, August issue). I am a residency director and consider myself fairly conversant...
I am writing to you regarding some misinformation that is contained within the editorial section of the August 2003 issue (see “Editor’s Perspective,” page 18, August issue). I am a residency director and consider myself fairly conversant...
I am writing to you regarding...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Column
Diabetes Watch
11/03/2003
Leon R. Brill, DPM, CWS, FACFAS
The research of the ‘70s and ‘80s seems to have paid off in the array of high-tech bioactive wound care products and innovative dressings that have emerged on the market in recent years. We have seen new and improved hydrogels, alginates,...
The research of the ‘70s and ‘80s seems to have paid off in the array of high-tech bioactive wound care products and innovative dressings that have emerged on the market in recent years. We have seen new and improved hydrogels, alginates,...
The research of the ‘70s and...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Diagnostic Dilemmas
11/03/2003
Tamara D. Fishman, DPM
When a patient presents with an ulcer on the heel, one must perform an in-depth examination because distinctions among different types of ulcers can be subtle. Prompt, appropriate treatment is essential and it is also critical to assess...
When a patient presents with an ulcer on the heel, one must perform an in-depth examination because distinctions among different types of ulcers can be subtle. Prompt, appropriate treatment is essential and it is also critical to assess...
When a patient presents with an...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
11/03/2003
Jesse Burks, DPM
Surgery in general seems to gravitate toward smaller and less invasive procedures. Obviously, the less tissue disruption that occurs during surgery, the less risk one has of postoperative complications such as scarring, infections, delayed...
Surgery in general seems to gravitate toward smaller and less invasive procedures. Obviously, the less tissue disruption that occurs during surgery, the less risk one has of postoperative complications such as scarring, infections, delayed...
Surgery in general seems to...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Forum
11/03/2003
John H. McCord, DPM
I have a rule for my staff. If any of them treats a patient with disrespect, that employee is immediately terminated. I have the same rule for my patients regarding their treatment of my staff. Recently, a young, new receptionist came to me...
I have a rule for my staff. If any of them treats a patient with disrespect, that employee is immediately terminated. I have the same rule for my patients regarding their treatment of my staff. Recently, a young, new receptionist came to me...
I have a rule for my staff. If...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
11/03/2003
John D. Mozena, DPM, FACFAS, PC
Plantar fasciitis is certainly one of the most common conditions we see in podiatric practice and more than 90 percent of patients are cured with conservative treatment.1 It sounds relatively simple. Well, in order to consistently facilitate...
Plantar fasciitis is certainly one of the most common conditions we see in podiatric practice and more than 90 percent of patients are cured with conservative treatment.1 It sounds relatively simple. Well, in order to consistently facilitate...
Plantar fasciitis is certainly...
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