Volume 28 - Issue 12 - December 2015
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11/25/2015
Jessica Knight, DPM, Emily Pugh, DPM, and Bradley M. Lamm, DPM, FACFAS
Jessica Knight, DPM, Emily Pugh, DPM,...
Mindful of the debilitating effects of Charcot foot in patients with diabetes, these authors discuss the use of external fixation for a tibio-calcaneal fusion in a neuropathic patient with a Charcot ankle valgus deformity.
Mindful of the debilitating effects of Charcot foot in patients with diabetes, these authors discuss the use of external fixation for a tibio-calcaneal fusion in a neuropathic patient with a Charcot ankle valgus deformity.
Mindful of the debilitating...
11/25/2015
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11/25/2015
HJ Visser, DPM, FACFAS, Khawar Malik, DPM, Jesse Wolfe, BS, and Joshua Wolfe, BS
HJ Visser, DPM, FACFAS, Khawar Malik,...
These authors describe a cortical window technique for extracting a failed intramedullary screw in a 57-year-old patient with a fifth metatarsal fracture.
These authors describe a cortical window technique for extracting a failed intramedullary screw in a 57-year-old patient with a fifth metatarsal fracture.
These authors describe a...
11/25/2015
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11/20/2015
Laura Bohman, DPM, and Adam Landsman, DPM, PhD, FACFAS
Laura Bohman, DPM, and Adam Landsman,...
Hypermobility of the first ray is a critical component in addressing hallux valgus.
Hypermobility of the first ray is a critical component in addressing hallux valgus.
Hypermobility of the first ray...
11/20/2015
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11/20/2015
Cherreen Tawancy, DPM, Tammer Elmarsafi, DPM, Caitlin Garwood, DPM, and John Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS
Cherreen Tawancy, DPM, Tammer Elmarsa...
For patients with diabetes and neuropathy, partial first ray amputations can lead to less than optimal results. With this in mind, these authors discuss emerging insights from the literature and offer a compelling case study that illustrates...
For patients with diabetes and neuropathy, partial first ray amputations can lead to less than optimal results. With this in mind, these authors discuss emerging insights from the literature and offer a compelling case study that illustrates...
For patients with diabetes and...
11/20/2015
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11/20/2015
Emerging research suggests that psoriasis is a multisystem disease, a disease that may have a psychological impact as well. Accordingly, this author examines the pathogenesis and epidemiology of psoriatic nails, provides keys to the clinical...
Emerging research suggests that psoriasis is a multisystem disease, a disease that may have a psychological impact as well. Accordingly, this author examines the pathogenesis and epidemiology of psoriatic nails, provides keys to the clinical...
Emerging research suggests that...
11/20/2015
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11/19/2015
Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS
Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS
Adhesive neuritis can be a challenging, unpredictable complication of tarsal tunnel surgery. Accordingly, this author offers a closer look at the emergence of nerve wrapping to prevent post-op extraneural scarring.
Adhesive neuritis can be a challenging, unpredictable complication of tarsal tunnel surgery. Accordingly, this author offers a closer look at the emergence of nerve wrapping to prevent post-op extraneural scarring.
Adhesive neuritis can be a...
11/19/2015
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11/19/2015
Troy Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS
Troy Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS
Performing bunion surgery in the elderly can help patients maintain a good quality of life but bunion surgery does come with potential risks due to age-related medical conditions. Accordingly, this author reviews key risk factors and shares...
Performing bunion surgery in the elderly can help patients maintain a good quality of life but bunion surgery does come with potential risks due to age-related medical conditions. Accordingly, this author reviews key risk factors and shares...
Performing bunion surgery in the...
11/19/2015
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11/20/2015
Ever have your parents tell you that they had to walk six miles each way to school in the snow and uphill both ways? During my childhood years, in the late 1950s and 1960s, my parents told plenty of stories about how easy life was for me...
Ever have your parents tell you that they had to walk six miles each way to school in the snow and uphill both ways? During my childhood years, in the late 1950s and 1960s, my parents told plenty of stories about how easy life was for me...
Ever have your parents tell you...
11/20/2015
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Sports Medicine
11/20/2015
John Mozena, DPM, FACFAS, and Paul Clint Jones, DPM
John Mozena, DPM, FACFAS, and Paul Cl...
Running for exercise became popular in the 1960s and grew in acceptance due to its accessibility and many health benefits.1 Although there may be many positive health-related issues related to running, there are many problems that can occur...
Running for exercise became popular in the 1960s and grew in acceptance due to its accessibility and many health benefits.1 Although there may be many positive health-related issues related to running, there are many problems that can occur...
Running for exercise became...
11/20/2015
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11/20/2015
Jeffrey A. Lehrman, DPM, FASPS
Jeffrey A. Lehrman, DPM, FASPS
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Some ICD-10 codes mandate the addition of a seventh character. Some codes have the seventh character options of just “A,” “D” and “S” while others have more options. Due to ambiguity surrounding the description of these characters, there has...
Some ICD-10 codes mandate the addition of a seventh character. Some codes have the seventh character options of just “A,” “D” and “S” while others have more options. Due to ambiguity surrounding the description of these characters, there has...
Some ICD-10 codes mandate the...
11/20/2015
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