Volume 17 - Issue 4 - April 2004
Column
Practice Builders
04/03/2004
Christopher R. Jarvis, MBA; David B. Mandell, JD, MBA
Over the past few years, we have written many articles on potential strategies that podiatrists can use to reduce income taxes, increase benefits or build retirement savings. Unfortunately, these consultations often turn out to be less than...
Over the past few years, we have written many articles on potential strategies that podiatrists can use to reduce income taxes, increase benefits or build retirement savings. Unfortunately, these consultations often turn out to be less than...
Over the past few years, we have...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
04/03/2004
Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, FACFAOM, FAPWCA, MAPWCA
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
John H. McCord, DPM
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
Brian McCurdy
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
04/03/2004
Kirk M. Herring, DPM, MS; Kelli Pearson, DC
Over 25 million Americans play golf on a regular basis.1 Unlike many athletes, golfers also remain active well into their later years.2 With the aging of the adult population, increasing numbers of seniors will turn or return to golf for...
Over 25 million Americans play golf on a regular basis.1 Unlike many athletes, golfers also remain active well into their later years.2 With the aging of the adult population, increasing numbers of seniors will turn or return to golf for...
Over 25 million Americans play...
04/03/2004
Podiatry Today
04/03/2004
Michael Z. 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
Edwin J. Harris, DPM, FACFAS
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
Jeff A. Hall
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
Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD; Peter A. Blume, DPM, FACFAS; Jonathan J. Key, DPM, FACFAS
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
Richard T. Bouché, DPM, FACFAS; Eric J. Heit, DPM
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
