Volume 15 - Issue 1 - January 2002
Column
Surgical Pearls
01/03/2002
By Richard T. Braver, DPM
By Richard T. Braver, DPM
In my experience, the Modified Kidner procedure is one of the most reliable operations for reducing arch pain associated with an accessory navicular bone (a.k.a. os tibial externum). You can also use this procedure to treat a prominence at...
In my experience, the Modified Kidner procedure is one of the most reliable operations for reducing arch pain associated with an accessory navicular bone (a.k.a. os tibial externum). You can also use this procedure to treat a prominence at...
In my experience, the Modified...
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Industry News
01/03/2002
Active patients often need specialized products to protect vulnerable knees and ankles. Now you may recommend the PPT Gel Stirrup Ankle Support, which reduces sprains and injury-related pain and edema. According to the manufacturer Langer,...
Active patients often need specialized products to protect vulnerable knees and ankles. Now you may recommend the PPT Gel Stirrup Ankle Support, which reduces sprains and injury-related pain and edema. According to the manufacturer Langer,...
Active patients often need...
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Diabetes Watch
01/03/2002
When managing patients in the acute phase of Charcot neuroarthropathy, the hallmark of treatment is immobilization and non-weightbearing of the affected foot until the destructive nature of this stage disappears and the coalescence stage...
When managing patients in the acute phase of Charcot neuroarthropathy, the hallmark of treatment is immobilization and non-weightbearing of the affected foot until the destructive nature of this stage disappears and the coalescence stage...
When managing patients in the...
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Diagnostic Dilemmas
01/03/2002
Treating forefoot metatarsalgia can be very challenging. In these cases, you’ll often find several differing types of pain and it may be difficult to differentiate the pain according to the patient’s complaints. Be aware the region most often...
Treating forefoot metatarsalgia can be very challenging. In these cases, you’ll often find several differing types of pain and it may be difficult to differentiate the pain according to the patient’s complaints. Be aware the region most often...
Treating forefoot metatarsalgia...
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Forum
01/03/2002
Like many growing up during the Cold War in the ‘50s and ‘60s, I was tired of always preparing for a disaster. During air raid drills at school, a bell rang and we would “duck and cover.” That meant crawling under your flimsy wooden desk and...
Like many growing up during the Cold War in the ‘50s and ‘60s, I was tired of always preparing for a disaster. During air raid drills at school, a bell rang and we would “duck and cover.” That meant crawling under your flimsy wooden desk and...
Like many growing up during the...
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News and Trends
01/03/2002
Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor
Should you use compression bandages to help treat patients with venous leg ulcers? A recent study reveals a downside to using these bandages. Some patients who were treated for venous leg ulcers with compression bandaging developed toe...
Should you use compression bandages to help treat patients with venous leg ulcers? A recent study reveals a downside to using these bandages. Some patients who were treated for venous leg ulcers with compression bandaging developed toe...
Should you use compression...
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01/03/2002
Foot neuromas are relatively common as they affect all adult age groups. According to the literature on this subject, there are a variety of potential causes (including sensory nerve irritation, injury, tight shoes and biomechanical...
Foot neuromas are relatively common as they affect all adult age groups. According to the literature on this subject, there are a variety of potential causes (including sensory nerve irritation, injury, tight shoes and biomechanical...
Foot neuromas are relatively...
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01/03/2002
By Richard Pollak, DPM, MS
By Richard Pollak, DPM, MS
Patients with onychomycosis are becoming increasingly aware that oral antifungals have the potential to cure their underlying infections, yet a recent study finds the majority of podiatrists continue to rely largely on debridement to provide...
Patients with onychomycosis are becoming increasingly aware that oral antifungals have the potential to cure their underlying infections, yet a recent study finds the majority of podiatrists continue to rely largely on debridement to provide...
Patients with onychomycosis are...
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01/03/2002
By Michael Metzger, DPM, MBA
By Michael Metzger, DPM, MBA
Whether you are a new practitioner opening your first office or a veteran DPM setting up shop in a new location, having an effective business plan is a necessity.
The business plan is a promotional selling document. Indeed, it is a major tool...
Whether you are a new practitioner opening your first office or a veteran DPM setting up shop in a new location, having an effective business plan is a necessity.
The business plan is a promotional selling document. Indeed, it is a major tool...
Whether you are a new...
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