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Volume 17 - Issue 5 - May 2004

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Surgical Pearls
Learning From Failed Talonavicular Fusions
05/03/2004
Isolated fusions of the rearfoot have long been a choice of many podiatric foot and ankle surgeons for conditions such as coalitions, arthrosis and symptomatic flatfoot deformities. Persuasive arguments can be made for fusion of the...
Isolated fusions of the rearfoot have long been a choice of many podiatric foot and ankle surgeons for conditions such as coalitions, arthrosis and symptomatic flatfoot deformities. Persuasive arguments can be made for fusion of the...
Isolated fusions of the rearfoot...
05/03/2004
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Diagnostic Dilemmas
Managing Chronic Pain After An Ankle Sprain
05/03/2004
A patient presents to the office with a history of an ankle sprain that occurred eight months ago. The patient was playing tennis and rolled his ankle during the match. He had to immediately stop and felt a snap in the lateral ankle. For the...
A patient presents to the office with a history of an ankle sprain that occurred eight months ago. The patient was playing tennis and rolled his ankle during the match. He had to immediately stop and felt a snap in the lateral ankle. For the...
A patient presents to the office...
05/03/2004
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Forum
Fitting Podiatry Around Your Life
05/03/2004
I have been in private practice for five and a half years now. I have acquired three offices and I see patients from multiple nursing homes. Like most new practitioners, I had spent numerous hours the first few years figuring out how to “run”...
I have been in private practice for five and a half years now. I have acquired three offices and I see patients from multiple nursing homes. Like most new practitioners, I had spent numerous hours the first few years figuring out how to “run”...
I have been in private practice...
05/03/2004
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Insights

Q&A
Managing Venous Ulcers In The Lower Extremity
05/03/2004
Given the potentially serious nature of venous ulcers in the lower extremity, our expert panelists take a closer look at key risk factors and share their treatment approaches to this condition. Drawing from their experience, they also discuss...
Given the potentially serious nature of venous ulcers in the lower extremity, our expert panelists take a closer look at key risk factors and share their treatment approaches to this condition. Drawing from their experience, they also discuss...
Given the potentially serious...
05/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Key Strategies For Protecting A/R Accounts
05/03/2004
Whether they are due from patients, insurance companies, HMOs, Medicare, Medicaid or other third-party payers, accounts receivable (A/R) are the lifeblood of any medical practice. Unfortunately, it is not unusual for a podiatry practice to...
Whether they are due from patients, insurance companies, HMOs, Medicare, Medicaid or other third-party payers, accounts receivable (A/R) are the lifeblood of any medical practice. Unfortunately, it is not unusual for a podiatry practice to...
Whether they are due from...
05/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Exploring Alternative Treatment For Resistant Warts
05/03/2004
Plantar warts are generally benign and usually self-limiting lesions, but are often painful and can be quite debilitating. The incidence of plantar warts is 1 to 2 percent in the general population. Warts usually resolve spontaneously within...
Plantar warts are generally benign and usually self-limiting lesions, but are often painful and can be quite debilitating. The incidence of plantar warts is 1 to 2 percent in the general population. Warts usually resolve spontaneously within...
Plantar warts are generally...
05/03/2004
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Conquering Conservative Care For Heel Pain
05/03/2004
Heel pain is certainly one of the most ubiquitous complaints among our patients. Plantar heel pain is by far the most common location with proximal plantar fasciitis (heel spur syndrome) accounting for the majority of cases. Proximal plantar...
Heel pain is certainly one of the most ubiquitous complaints among our patients. Plantar heel pain is by far the most common location with proximal plantar fasciitis (heel spur syndrome) accounting for the majority of cases. Proximal plantar...
Heel pain is certainly one of...
05/03/2004
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Poor Hand Washing: Is It A Hard Habit To Break?
05/03/2004
No one would ever confuse me with being a neat freak. Anyone who has seen my office can attest to that. However, somewhere along the way, I became kind of fanatical about hand washing. As a result, I have really dry skin, but I am also rarely...
No one would ever confuse me with being a neat freak. Anyone who has seen my office can attest to that. However, somewhere along the way, I became kind of fanatical about hand washing. As a result, I have really dry skin, but I am also rarely...
No one would ever confuse me...
05/03/2004
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A New Approach To Adult-Acquired Flatfoot
05/03/2004
Ask experienced DPMs what pathology has seen the most dramatic increase in prevalence over the last 20 years and, aside from plantar heel pain, they will tell you it is posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD). Currently, most authorities...
Ask experienced DPMs what pathology has seen the most dramatic increase in prevalence over the last 20 years and, aside from plantar heel pain, they will tell you it is posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD). Currently, most authorities...
Ask experienced DPMs what...
05/03/2004
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Continuing Education

Education
How To Diagnose Benign Bone Tumors In The Lower Extremity
05/03/2004
While some researchers have suggested that bone tumors affect the feet in a disproportionately small number of cases, one must keep in mind that most major studies on the subject have been assembled at major centers for the treatment of...
While some researchers have suggested that bone tumors affect the feet in a disproportionately small number of cases, one must keep in mind that most major studies on the subject have been assembled at major centers for the treatment of...
While some researchers have...
05/03/2004
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