Volume 25 - Issue 11 - November 2012
Column
Forum
10/29/2012
On the challenging journey to becoming a podiatric physician, there are many beginnings and endings. As soon as you cross one hurdle, another is right around the corner.
On the challenging journey to becoming a podiatric physician, there are many beginnings and endings. As soon as you cross one hurdle, another is right around the corner.
On the challenging journey to...
10/29/2012
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
10/29/2012
Danielle Chicano, Editorial Associate
Danielle Chicano, Editorial Associate...
The statistics on peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are staggering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately 8 million people in the United States have PAD. This includes 12 to 20 percent of people over the...
The statistics on peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are staggering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately 8 million people in the United States have PAD. This includes 12 to 20 percent of people over the...
The statistics on peripheral...
10/29/2012
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
10/29/2012
Danielle Chicano, Editorial Associate
Danielle Chicano, Editorial Associate...
The statistics on peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are staggering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately 8 million people in the United States have PAD. This includes 12 to 20 percent of people over the...
The statistics on peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are staggering. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that approximately 8 million people in the United States have PAD. This includes 12 to 20 percent of people over the...
The statistics on peripheral...
10/29/2012
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
10/29/2012
Lindsay Mae Chandler, DPM, and Bob Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS
Lindsay Mae Chandler, DPM, and Bob Ba...
Foot and ankle surgeons often face the challenge of obtaining adequate bone healing in a timely fashion in patients with multiple risk factors for poor bone healing. Smoking, diabetes, Charcot, a history of high energy injury, multiple...
Foot and ankle surgeons often face the challenge of obtaining adequate bone healing in a timely fashion in patients with multiple risk factors for poor bone healing. Smoking, diabetes, Charcot, a history of high energy injury, multiple...
Foot and ankle surgeons often...
10/29/2012
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
10/29/2012
In order to address possible pain after hallux valgus surgery, surgeons have used sciatic nerve blocks for anesthesia and post-op analgesics. However, a new study in the French journal Annales Françaises d’Anesthésie et de Réanimation notes...
In order to address possible pain after hallux valgus surgery, surgeons have used sciatic nerve blocks for anesthesia and post-op analgesics. However, a new study in the French journal Annales Françaises d’Anesthésie et de Réanimation notes...
In order to address possible...
10/29/2012
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
10/26/2012
Jodi Schoenhaus Gold, DPM, FACFAS
Jodi Schoenhaus Gold, DPM, FACFAS
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Fat pad augmentation or the use of grafting in the ball of the foot and the heel has gained popularity over the past decade. The goal is simply to add cushioning or padding to areas that demonstrate a loss or displacement of natural fat due...
Fat pad augmentation or the use of grafting in the ball of the foot and the heel has gained popularity over the past decade. The goal is simply to add cushioning or padding to areas that demonstrate a loss or displacement of natural fat due...
Fat pad augmentation or the use...
10/26/2012
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
10/26/2012
Andrew H. Rice, DPM, FACFAS, and Mallory Przbylski, DPM
Andrew H. Rice, DPM, FACFAS, and Mall...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), greater than 60 percent of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations occur in patients with diabetes.1 It is clear one can attribute this to diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs),...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), greater than 60 percent of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations occur in patients with diabetes.1 It is clear one can attribute this to diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs),...
According to the Centers for...
10/26/2012
Podiatry Today
Industry News
10/25/2012
New And Improved Gait Assessment Device
Given the importance of accurate gait analysis, an improved version of a tried and true device may provide podiatrists with even more precise gait analysis.
New And Improved Gait Assessment Device
Given the importance of accurate gait analysis, an improved version of a tried and true device may provide podiatrists with even more precise gait analysis.
New And Improved Gait Assessment...
10/25/2012
Podiatry Today
Feature
Case Study
10/29/2012
Jeffrey E. McAlister, DPM, and Terrence M. Philbin, DO
Jeffrey E. McAlister, DPM, and Terren...
These authors discuss the distal tibial osteotomy and present a case study of a 23-year-old female with concomitant ankle varus and post-traumatic ankle pain.
These authors discuss the distal tibial osteotomy and present a case study of a 23-year-old female with concomitant ankle varus and post-traumatic ankle pain.
These authors discuss the...
10/29/2012
Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
10/26/2012
These panelists discuss identifying the etiology of pain in patients with wounds and share their perspectives on various treatment modalities ranging from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to the use of regional nerve blocks...
These panelists discuss identifying the etiology of pain in patients with wounds and share their perspectives on various treatment modalities ranging from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to the use of regional nerve blocks...
These panelists discuss...
10/26/2012
Podiatry Today
