Volume 17 - Issue 4 - April 2004
04/03/2004
By Michael Metzger, DPM, MBA
By Michael Metzger, DPM, MBA
Choosing the best software program for your practice is not easy. There are many good practice management software programs (PMS) on the market. They vary widely in their features, costs, ease of use and learning curve. While these...
Choosing the best software program for your practice is not easy. There are many good practice management software programs (PMS) on the market. They vary widely in their features, costs, ease of use and learning curve. While these...
Choosing the best software...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
04/03/2004
Since the first recognition of talipes equinovarus (TEV), the only treatment options have been closed reduction through manipulation with immobilizing techniques and surgical correction. The goal of treatment is ensuring a painless,...
Since the first recognition of talipes equinovarus (TEV), the only treatment options have been closed reduction through manipulation with immobilizing techniques and surgical correction. The goal of treatment is ensuring a painless,...
Since the first recognition of...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
04/03/2004
By Jeff Hall, Editor-in-Chief
By Jeff Hall, Editor-in-Chief
Prove it. Well, it’s easier said than done when it comes to evidence-based medicine (EBM) in podiatry. In the Diabetes Watch column this month, guest columnist Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, tackles the issue of open amputations versus closed...
Prove it. Well, it’s easier said than done when it comes to evidence-based medicine (EBM) in podiatry. In the Diabetes Watch column this month, guest columnist Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, tackles the issue of open amputations versus closed...
Prove it. Well, it’s easier said...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
04/03/2004
By Peter A. Blume, DPM, Jonathan J. Key, DPM, Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD
By Peter A. Blume, DPM, Jonathan J. K...
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects 12 million people in the United States.1 More than half of the patients with PAD are asymptomatic or have atypical symptoms.2 PAD is a narrowing of blood vessels characterized by atherosclerotic...
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) affects 12 million people in the United States.1 More than half of the patients with PAD are asymptomatic or have atypical symptoms.2 PAD is a narrowing of blood vessels characterized by atherosclerotic...
Peripheral arterial disease...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
04/03/2004
By Eric J. Heit, DPM and Richard T. Bouché, DPM
By Eric J. Heit, DPM and Richard T. B...
It has been speculated that 50 to 75 percent of weightbearing forces are transmitted through the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) complex during weightbearing and these forces can account for up to three times one’s body weight.1,2...
It has been speculated that 50 to 75 percent of weightbearing forces are transmitted through the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) complex during weightbearing and these forces can account for up to three times one’s body weight.1,2...
It has been speculated that 50...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Column
Diabetes Watch
04/03/2004
By Kathleen Satterfield, DPM
By Kathleen Satterfield, DPM
There is a moment in the operating room when every surgeon must make a decision about an amputation. Should we perform the amputation as a two-stage procedure or is it wise to close the surgical site right then and there? There was a time...
There is a moment in the operating room when every surgeon must make a decision about an amputation. Should we perform the amputation as a two-stage procedure or is it wise to close the surgical site right then and there? There was a time...
There is a moment in the...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Forum
04/03/2004
Revenue enhancement was a popular theme in the exhibit hall at the APMA national meeting last August. Every other booth seemed to offer an enhancement gimmick. These exhibits were popular, especially with the younger doctors. This brought to...
Revenue enhancement was a popular theme in the exhibit hall at the APMA national meeting last August. Every other booth seemed to offer an enhancement gimmick. These exhibits were popular, especially with the younger doctors. This brought to...
Revenue enhancement was a...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
04/03/2004
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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A new study on Lapidus arthrodesis presents some encouraging results. In a retrospective study of over 200 patients who underwent the Lapidus arthrodesis procedure, the researchers found only a 5.3 percent nonunion rate. The study, which was...
A new study on Lapidus arthrodesis presents some encouraging results. In a retrospective study of over 200 patients who underwent the Lapidus arthrodesis procedure, the researchers found only a 5.3 percent nonunion rate. The study, which was...
A new study on Lapidus...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Industry News
04/03/2004
A new product combines diagnostic testing with equipment that may help facilitate easier reimbursement. The Smartdop® 20EXR Doppler has Smart-V-Link™ Vascular Software that enables you to document your preoperative procedures for patient...
A new product combines diagnostic testing with equipment that may help facilitate easier reimbursement. The Smartdop® 20EXR Doppler has Smart-V-Link™ Vascular Software that enables you to document your preoperative procedures for patient...
A new product combines...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
04/03/2004
Guest Clinical Editor: Nicholas Sol, DPM, CPed
Guest Clinical Editor: Nicholas Sol, ...
Patients who tackle the slopes have specific requirements for orthotics. In addition to reviewing the pedal mechanics and biomechanics of skiing, our expert panelists take a closer look at the design of ski boots and what impact the skier’s...
Patients who tackle the slopes have specific requirements for orthotics. In addition to reviewing the pedal mechanics and biomechanics of skiing, our expert panelists take a closer look at the design of ski boots and what impact the skier’s...
Patients who tackle the slopes...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
