Volume 18 - Issue 11 - November 2005
Continuing Education
Education
11/03/2005
By Don Buddecke, DPM and Michael S. Lee, DPM
By Don Buddecke, DPM and Michael S. L...
Calcaneal fractures continue to be one of the most complicated injuries of the lower extremity. Satisfactory outcomes are difficult to achieve and require extensive experience and understanding in treating the injury. Calcaneal fractures...
Calcaneal fractures continue to be one of the most complicated injuries of the lower extremity. Satisfactory outcomes are difficult to achieve and require extensive experience and understanding in treating the injury. Calcaneal fractures...
Calcaneal fractures continue...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
11/03/2005
By Douglas H. Richie, Jr., DPM
By Douglas H. Richie, Jr., DPM
Heel pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint of patients presenting to the podiatric physician. While heel pain is estimated to comprise 10 percent of athletic injuries, the incidence of heel pain in the active and sedentary...
Heel pain is the most common musculoskeletal complaint of patients presenting to the podiatric physician. While heel pain is estimated to comprise 10 percent of athletic injuries, the incidence of heel pain in the active and sedentary...
Heel pain is the most common...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
11/03/2005
By Jeff Hall, Executive Editor
By Jeff Hall, Executive Editor
There is no doubt that podiatrists see quite a bit of heel pain. Plantar fasciitis accounts for 11 to 15 percent of all foot symptoms in adults, according to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine last year. As Stephen...
There is no doubt that podiatrists see quite a bit of heel pain. Plantar fasciitis accounts for 11 to 15 percent of all foot symptoms in adults, according to an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine last year. As Stephen...
There is no doubt that...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
11/03/2005
By Lisa M. Schoene, DPM, ATC
By Lisa M. Schoene, DPM, ATC
Given the common incidence of heel pain, patients may present to the office with symptoms that have been present anywhere between two or three weeks to perhaps two or three years. Often, these patients have already consulted with another...
Given the common incidence of heel pain, patients may present to the office with symptoms that have been present anywhere between two or three weeks to perhaps two or three years. Often, these patients have already consulted with another...
Given the common incidence of...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
11/03/2005
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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From scheduling appointments to answering patient questions to billing, DPMs would be lost without competent and productive staff members. Indeed, having a good support staff is essential to a successful practice. However, with the hustle...
From scheduling appointments to answering patient questions to billing, DPMs would be lost without competent and productive staff members. Indeed, having a good support staff is essential to a successful practice. However, with the hustle...
From scheduling appointments...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Column
Diabetes Watch
11/03/2005
When Jean-Marie Charcot described the entity that bears his name in 1868, little did he know the controversies he would create. Charcot joint disease (or Charcot neuroarthropathy) has been one of the most misdiagnosed conditions in...
When Jean-Marie Charcot described the entity that bears his name in 1868, little did he know the controversies he would create. Charcot joint disease (or Charcot neuroarthropathy) has been one of the most misdiagnosed conditions in...
When Jean-Marie Charcot...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Forum
11/03/2005
The year was 1996. I had finally graduated podiatry school. It felt great except for the large sum of loans that had accumulated. Four years and $100,000-plus in debt, it seemed like a black hole with no end in sight. A few months before...
The year was 1996. I had finally graduated podiatry school. It felt great except for the large sum of loans that had accumulated. Four years and $100,000-plus in debt, it seemed like a black hole with no end in sight. A few months before...
The year was 1996. I had...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
11/03/2005
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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While previous studies have touted the benefits of peripheral nerve decompression for patients with neuropathy, a new study in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) reveals positive effects on sensation,...
While previous studies have touted the benefits of peripheral nerve decompression for patients with neuropathy, a new study in the Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA) reveals positive effects on sensation,...
While previous studies have...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
11/03/2005
By John Mozena, DPM, PC, and Tyler Marshall, DPM
By John Mozena, DPM, PC, and Tyler Ma...
One of the most documented postoperative complications of distal metatarsal osteotomies is adhesive capsulodesis that limits dorsiflexion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ). When faced with such a post-op complication, one may be...
One of the most documented postoperative complications of distal metatarsal osteotomies is adhesive capsulodesis that limits dorsiflexion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ). When faced with such a post-op complication, one may be...
One of the most documented...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
11/03/2005
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Edito...
Doctors are turning to Biofreeze to manage the pain associated with a variety of ailments affecting the lower extremities. Available in a gel, roll-on or no-touch natural Cryospray™, the product provides a pain relief period that generally...
Doctors are turning to Biofreeze to manage the pain associated with a variety of ailments affecting the lower extremities. Available in a gel, roll-on or no-touch natural Cryospray™, the product provides a pain relief period that generally...
Doctors are turning to...
11/03/2005
Podiatry Today
