Volume 26 - Issue 9 - September 2013
Column
Surgical Pearls
08/20/2013
Michelle Butterworth, DPM, FACFAS
Michelle Butterworth, DPM, FACFAS
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The Evans calcaneal osteotomy, first described in 1975, is a lateral column lengthening procedure that preserves the calcaneocuboid joint.1 This laterally based opening wedge osteotomy is historically known to provide transverse plane...
The Evans calcaneal osteotomy, first described in 1975, is a lateral column lengthening procedure that preserves the calcaneocuboid joint.1 This laterally based opening wedge osteotomy is historically known to provide transverse plane...
The Evans calcaneal osteotomy,...
08/20/2013
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
08/20/2013
Ryan Fitzgerald, DPM, FACFAS
Ryan Fitzgerald, DPM, FACFAS
It is estimated that greater than 26 million Americans — over 8 percent of the total population — suffer from diabetes and the literature demonstrates that nearly 25 percent of patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer at some point...
It is estimated that greater than 26 million Americans — over 8 percent of the total population — suffer from diabetes and the literature demonstrates that nearly 25 percent of patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer at some point...
It is estimated that greater...
08/20/2013
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
08/15/2013
Patients with diabetes can be at risk for re-ulceration, making prevention a top priority. A recent study in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association notes that custom orthotics can reduce plantar pressures and prevent...
Patients with diabetes can be at risk for re-ulceration, making prevention a top priority. A recent study in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association notes that custom orthotics can reduce plantar pressures and prevent...
Patients with diabetes can be...
08/15/2013
Podiatry Today
