Volume 18 - Issue 12 - December 2005
Continuing Education
Education
12/03/2005
By Lawrence A. DiDomenico, DPM, and Alfonso A. Haro III, DPM
By Lawrence A. DiDomenico, DPM, and A...
Surgical recommendations are sparse when evaluating treatment options for the athletic population diagnosed with hallux limitus, hallux rigidus or first metatarsophalangeal (MPJ) osteoarthritis. However, we have found success in treating...
Surgical recommendations are sparse when evaluating treatment options for the athletic population diagnosed with hallux limitus, hallux rigidus or first metatarsophalangeal (MPJ) osteoarthritis. However, we have found success in treating...
Surgical recommendations are...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
12/03/2005
By Jeff Hall, Executive Editor
By Jeff Hall, Executive Editor
Despite the increased awareness of diabetes in recent years and its potentially devastating complications, the recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a grim portrait of the effort to curtail and...
Despite the increased awareness of diabetes in recent years and its potentially devastating complications, the recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a grim portrait of the effort to curtail and...
Despite the increased...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
12/03/2005
By George R. Vito, DPM, Floyd L. Pacheco, Jr., DPM, Charles Southerland, DPM, Edgardo Rodriguez, DPM, and Shannon Thompson, DPM
By George R. Vito, DPM, Floyd L. Pach...
Arthritis of the ankle can be a painful and disabling condition. Clinicians can effectively treat mild or moderate arthritis with conservative therapies and joint preserving surgical procedures.1-5 Advanced cases that do not respond to...
Arthritis of the ankle can be a painful and disabling condition. Clinicians can effectively treat mild or moderate arthritis with conservative therapies and joint preserving surgical procedures.1-5 Advanced cases that do not respond to...
Arthritis of the ankle can be...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Column
Forum
12/03/2005
Two years ago, I finished a 10-year period as a member of my state podiatric medical licensing board. During that period, I frequently wondered what a podiatrist must feel when he or she receives a registered letter with a notification of...
Two years ago, I finished a 10-year period as a member of my state podiatric medical licensing board. During that period, I frequently wondered what a podiatrist must feel when he or she receives a registered letter with a notification of...
Two years ago, I finished a...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
12/03/2005
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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The prevalence of diabetes in the United States has increased by 14 percent in the last two years, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report concludes that 20.8 million people in the...
The prevalence of diabetes in the United States has increased by 14 percent in the last two years, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report concludes that 20.8 million people in the...
The prevalence of diabetes in...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
12/03/2005
By Mark Kosinski, DPM, and Warren Joseph, DPM
By Mark Kosinski, DPM, and Warren Jos...
Many exciting antibiotics have either recently been approved, received a new FDA indication or will soon become available. Some are well known and have already been incorporated into clinical practice. Many are the first in their...
Many exciting antibiotics have either recently been approved, received a new FDA indication or will soon become available. Some are well known and have already been incorporated into clinical practice. Many are the first in their...
Many exciting antibiotics...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
12/03/2005
Any practice goes through a number of stages. The “going into practice stage” begins when you make the decision to start your own practice and ends when your cash flow exceeds your expenses, and you begin to take home a paycheck that...
Any practice goes through a number of stages. The “going into practice stage” begins when you make the decision to start your own practice and ends when your cash flow exceeds your expenses, and you begin to take home a paycheck that...
Any practice goes through a...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Industry News
12/03/2005
One Gel, Many Uses
Are your patients looking for a multiple product package that offers numerous benefits and more convenience? Look no further than the All Gel Care Kit™, which combines several gel foot care products from Silipos in one...
One Gel, Many Uses
Are your patients looking for a multiple product package that offers numerous benefits and more convenience? Look no further than the All Gel Care Kit™, which combines several gel foot care products from Silipos in one...
One Gel, Many Uses
Are your...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
12/03/2005
Given the nuances of making adjustments to orthotic prescriptions, our expert panelists discuss their approaches in using adjustments such as first ray cutouts and metatarsal pads, and the tools necessary for making modifications. They...
Given the nuances of making adjustments to orthotic prescriptions, our expert panelists discuss their approaches in using adjustments such as first ray cutouts and metatarsal pads, and the tools necessary for making modifications. They...
Given the nuances of making...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
12/03/2005
Few would argue that football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. There are an estimated 1.5 million high school and junior high school players, and 75,000 college and university athletes who play the sport. Football...
Few would argue that football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. There are an estimated 1.5 million high school and junior high school players, and 75,000 college and university athletes who play the sport. Football...
Few would argue that football...
12/03/2005
Podiatry Today
