Volume 17 - Issue 7 - July 2004
07/03/2004
By Guy R. Pupp, DPM, and Peter M. Wilusz, DPM
By Guy R. Pupp, DPM, and Peter M. Wil...
There has been a six-fold increase in diabetes mellitus over the last four decades in the United States.1 Indeed, 798,000 new diabetic patients are diagnosed each year in the U.S.2,3 The statistics are particularly disturbing when it comes to...
There has been a six-fold increase in diabetes mellitus over the last four decades in the United States.1 Indeed, 798,000 new diabetic patients are diagnosed each year in the U.S.2,3 The statistics are particularly disturbing when it comes to...
There has been a six-fold...
07/03/2004
Podiatry Today
07/03/2004
First, I’d like to say that the article on adult-acquired flatfoot (AAF) was insightful and thorough (see the cover story “A New Approach To Adult-Acquired Flatfoot,” pg. 32, May issue). It is now my reference on AAF. However, I found that...
First, I’d like to say that the article on adult-acquired flatfoot (AAF) was insightful and thorough (see the cover story “A New Approach To Adult-Acquired Flatfoot,” pg. 32, May issue). It is now my reference on AAF. However, I found that...
First, I’d like to say that the...
07/03/2004
Podiatry Today
07/03/2004
By Jeff Hall, Editor-in-Chief
By Jeff Hall, Editor-in-Chief
Consider the dizzying array of choices one must make when a patient presents with a non-healing wound. In some cases, determining the etiology can be a daunting challenge. In their guest column for Diabetes Watch, Damieon Brown, DPM, and...
Consider the dizzying array of choices one must make when a patient presents with a non-healing wound. In some cases, determining the etiology can be a daunting challenge. In their guest column for Diabetes Watch, Damieon Brown, DPM, and...
Consider the dizzying array of...
07/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
07/03/2004
By John S. Steinberg, DPM, Khurram Khan, DPM, and Jonah Mullens
By John S. Steinberg, DPM, Khurram Kh...
In clinical practice, two of the most common types of infected wounds podiatrists see are ulcerations and postoperative incision sites. In order to resolve these infections and ultimately close these wounds, one must have a strong...
In clinical practice, two of the most common types of infected wounds podiatrists see are ulcerations and postoperative incision sites. In order to resolve these infections and ultimately close these wounds, one must have a strong...
In clinical practice, two of the...
07/03/2004
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Column
Forum
07/03/2004
I never enjoyed the yearly planning session with my undergraduate advisor at the University of Washington. It was the beginning of my senior year and the advisor was disturbed at my lack of a life plan. He noted I had taken a lot of science...
I never enjoyed the yearly planning session with my undergraduate advisor at the University of Washington. It was the beginning of my senior year and the advisor was disturbed at my lack of a life plan. He noted I had taken a lot of science...
I never enjoyed the yearly...
07/03/2004
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Diabetes Watch
07/03/2004
By Damieon Brown, DPM and Javier La Fontaine, DPM
By Damieon Brown, DPM and Javier La F...
Autonomic neuropathy may significantly affect the quality of life of patients with diabetes. Unfortunately, despite the common prevalence of this condition in this population, autonomic neuropathy is one of the least understood and recognized...
Autonomic neuropathy may significantly affect the quality of life of patients with diabetes. Unfortunately, despite the common prevalence of this condition in this population, autonomic neuropathy is one of the least understood and recognized...
Autonomic neuropathy may...
07/03/2004
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Diagnostic Dilemmas
07/03/2004
By Justin Franson, DPM, and Babak Baravarian, DPM
By Justin Franson, DPM, and Babak Bar...
Chances are, you have seen patients present to your office with pain after undergoing a bunion surgery, which you may or may not have performed. If you were the operating surgeon, it is easy enough to research the specific procedure that you...
Chances are, you have seen patients present to your office with pain after undergoing a bunion surgery, which you may or may not have performed. If you were the operating surgeon, it is easy enough to research the specific procedure that you...
Chances are, you have seen...
07/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Industry News
07/03/2004
When treating diabetic patients who have neuropathic ulcers, it can be challenging to apply a wound care ointment with a wooden applicator or cotton swab due to pain tolerance issues. However, a new spray version of Panafil® may be able to...
When treating diabetic patients who have neuropathic ulcers, it can be challenging to apply a wound care ointment with a wooden applicator or cotton swab due to pain tolerance issues. However, a new spray version of Panafil® may be able to...
When treating diabetic patients...
07/03/2004
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
07/03/2004
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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Painful foot neuromas are a common dilemma among podiatric patients and the neuromas appear to be increasingly more prevalent among runners. Samuel Nava, Jr., DPM, a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), estimates...
Painful foot neuromas are a common dilemma among podiatric patients and the neuromas appear to be increasingly more prevalent among runners. Samuel Nava, Jr., DPM, a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS), estimates...
Painful foot neuromas are a...
07/03/2004
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Surgical Pearls
07/03/2004
By Lynnelle R. Gabriel, DPM
By Lynnelle R. Gabriel, DPM
Treating a Morton’s neuroma can be a delicate operation. There is currently much discussion and controversy over whether to remove an intermetatarsal neuroma or leave the nerve intact and release the deep transverse intermetatarsal ligament...
Treating a Morton’s neuroma can be a delicate operation. There is currently much discussion and controversy over whether to remove an intermetatarsal neuroma or leave the nerve intact and release the deep transverse intermetatarsal ligament...
Treating a Morton’s neuroma can...
07/03/2004
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