Volume 26 - Issue 2 - February 2013
Feature
Case Study
01/31/2013
Discussing patient expectations with laser therapy and its potential role in onychomycosis treatment, this author details how laser therapy enhanced the treatment of fungal nails in a 52-year-old patient.
Discussing patient expectations with laser therapy and its potential role in onychomycosis treatment, this author details how laser therapy enhanced the treatment of fungal nails in a 52-year-old patient.
Discussing patient expectations...
01/31/2013
Podiatry Today
Column
Forum
01/29/2013
"When I get an irresistible urge to exercise, I lie down until it blows over.” — Mark Twain
This has been my mantra since I left Army basic training in 1970. I hate to exercise so I haven’t for the past 42 years. As a podiatrist, I was pretty...
"When I get an irresistible urge to exercise, I lie down until it blows over.” — Mark Twain
This has been my mantra since I left Army basic training in 1970. I hate to exercise so I haven’t for the past 42 years. As a podiatrist, I was pretty...
"When I get an irresistible urge...
01/29/2013
Podiatry Today
Industry News
01/29/2013
Podiatrists looking for a comfortable, latex-free surgical glove may have a new option.
Podiatrists looking for a comfortable, latex-free surgical glove may have a new option.
Podiatrists looking for a...
01/29/2013
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
01/29/2013
When I am called into a practice to analyze office flow, one of the areas I investigate is why the schedule gets backed up. I start to pinpoint the suspected bottlenecks by asking the same question to both doctors and staff: “In your...
When I am called into a practice to analyze office flow, one of the areas I investigate is why the schedule gets backed up. I start to pinpoint the suspected bottlenecks by asking the same question to both doctors and staff: “In your...
When I am called into a...
01/29/2013
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
01/24/2013
Guest Clinical Editor: Alona Kashanian, DPM
Guest Clinical Editor: Alona Kashania...
Our expert panelists discuss the role of orthotics, orthotic modifications and other conservative solutions for pregnant women, female athletes and CEOs in dress shoes.
Our expert panelists discuss the role of orthotics, orthotic modifications and other conservative solutions for pregnant women, female athletes and CEOs in dress shoes.
Our expert panelists discuss...
01/24/2013
Podiatry Today
01/28/2013
Gary M. Lepow, DPM, MS, FACFAS, and Brian D. Lepow, DPM, AACFAS
Gary M. Lepow, DPM, MS, FACFAS, and B...
Drawing from the literature as well as their clinical experience, these authors review the evolution of fixation options for Austin/Chevron bunionectomies. In addition to exploring the pros and cons of resorbable implants, they assess the...
Drawing from the literature as well as their clinical experience, these authors review the evolution of fixation options for Austin/Chevron bunionectomies. In addition to exploring the pros and cons of resorbable implants, they assess the...
Drawing from the literature as...
01/28/2013
Podiatry Today
01/28/2013
Analyzing biomechanics and gait can paint a more accurate picture of pediatric patients with flatfoot and enhance treatment. Accordingly, this author offers salient diagnostic insights to inform one’s biomechanical exam and gait assessment...
Analyzing biomechanics and gait can paint a more accurate picture of pediatric patients with flatfoot and enhance treatment. Accordingly, this author offers salient diagnostic insights to inform one’s biomechanical exam and gait assessment...
Analyzing biomechanics and gait...
01/28/2013
Podiatry Today
01/28/2013
Jane Pontious, DPM, FACFAS, and Corine Creech, DPM
Jane Pontious, DPM, FACFAS, and Corin...
Which osteotomy offers the most advantages for treating a tailor’s bunion? Offering insights from their experience as well as a thorough review of the literature, these authors offer a closer look at options ranging from distal metatarsal...
Which osteotomy offers the most advantages for treating a tailor’s bunion? Offering insights from their experience as well as a thorough review of the literature, these authors offer a closer look at options ranging from distal metatarsal...
Which osteotomy offers the most...
01/28/2013
Podiatry Today
01/24/2013
Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS, and Byron Hutchinson, DPM, FACFAS
Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS, and B...
Yes. Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS says conservative treatment can reduce the symptomatology and shrink the plantar fibroma whereas wide excision surgery has a high recurrence rate and increased potential for wound healing issues and nerve...
Yes. Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS says conservative treatment can reduce the symptomatology and shrink the plantar fibroma whereas wide excision surgery has a high recurrence rate and increased potential for wound healing issues and nerve...
Yes. Michael S. Downey, DPM,...
01/24/2013
Podiatry Today
01/24/2013
Ramy Fahim, DPM, and Lawrence DiDomenico, DPM, FACFAS
Ramy Fahim, DPM, and Lawrence DiDomen...
Carefully considering the biomechanical factors that contribute to lesser metatarsalgia, these authors advocate and offer insights on combining a modified Hibbs procedure and a Girdlestone-Taylor procedure to maximize outcomes without the...
Carefully considering the biomechanical factors that contribute to lesser metatarsalgia, these authors advocate and offer insights on combining a modified Hibbs procedure and a Girdlestone-Taylor procedure to maximize outcomes without the...
Carefully considering the...
01/24/2013
Podiatry Today
