Volume 19 - Issue 1 - January 2006
Column
News and Trends
01/03/2006
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor
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Researchers of a recent study say assessing microcirculation changes may help predict whether diabetic foot ulcers will heal. The authors of the study, which was published in a recent issue of The Lancet, utilized medical hyperspectral...
Researchers of a recent study say assessing microcirculation changes may help predict whether diabetic foot ulcers will heal. The authors of the study, which was published in a recent issue of The Lancet, utilized medical hyperspectral...
Researchers of a recent study...
01/03/2006
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Diabetes Watch
01/03/2006
By Kathleen Satterfield, DPM
By Kathleen Satterfield, DPM
One will not find combination therapies mentioned in evidence based medicine (EBM) journals or in research trials. In fact, one will rarely find combination therapies mentioned in many trade publications either. Purists often claim this...
One will not find combination therapies mentioned in evidence based medicine (EBM) journals or in research trials. In fact, one will rarely find combination therapies mentioned in many trade publications either. Purists often claim this...
One will not find combination...
01/03/2006
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Surgical Pearls
01/03/2006
By John A. DeBello, DPM, Kordai I. DeCoteau, DPM, and Eric Beatty, DPM
By John A. DeBello, DPM, Kordai I. De...
Hammertoes may have an etiology that is either congenital or acquired. Pain and cosmetic appearance are the leading factors for patients wanting surgical intervention for hammertoe deformities. While there are a variety of approaches for...
Hammertoes may have an etiology that is either congenital or acquired. Pain and cosmetic appearance are the leading factors for patients wanting surgical intervention for hammertoe deformities. While there are a variety of approaches for...
Hammertoes may have an...
01/03/2006
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Forum
01/03/2006
Most aspects of being a small town podiatrist are easy and pleasant. My patients almost always leave feeling better than when they arrived. Most are grateful and express it with their thanks or occasionally by leaving a batch of freshly...
Most aspects of being a small town podiatrist are easy and pleasant. My patients almost always leave feeling better than when they arrived. Most are grateful and express it with their thanks or occasionally by leaving a batch of freshly...
Most aspects of being a small...
01/03/2006
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Treatment Dilemmas
01/03/2006
Tendinosis is one of those diagnostic terms that took me a while to truly understand. People most often use this term in relation to the Achilles complex but tendinosis can be related to any tendon of the foot or ankle. In most cases,...
Tendinosis is one of those diagnostic terms that took me a while to truly understand. People most often use this term in relation to the Achilles complex but tendinosis can be related to any tendon of the foot or ankle. In most cases,...
Tendinosis is one of those...
01/03/2006
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Insights
Q&A
01/03/2006
Clinical Editor: Lawrence Karlock, DPM
Clinical Editor: Lawrence Karlock, DP...
Systemic diseases as varied as diabetes, renal failure and rheumatoid arthritis can affect the healing of lower extremity wounds. When it comes to treating chronic wounds, there is an array of testing one can employ to rule out systemic...
Systemic diseases as varied as diabetes, renal failure and rheumatoid arthritis can affect the healing of lower extremity wounds. When it comes to treating chronic wounds, there is an array of testing one can employ to rule out systemic...
Systemic diseases as varied...
01/03/2006
Podiatry Today
01/03/2006
By D. Scot Malay, DPM, MSCE
By D. Scot Malay, DPM, MSCE
Injuries involving the toe nail bed and adjacent tissues are very common. Acute injuries to these structures are frequently caused by dropping a heavy object on the toe or by stubbing the toe into a solid object. Less common mechanisms of...
Injuries involving the toe nail bed and adjacent tissues are very common. Acute injuries to these structures are frequently caused by dropping a heavy object on the toe or by stubbing the toe into a solid object. Less common mechanisms of...
Injuries involving the toe...
01/03/2006
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01/03/2006
By John T. Hester, DPM, MSPT
By John T. Hester, DPM, MSPT
Tibial stress injuries have become an increasingly frequent reason for visits to sports medicine offices and clinics over the past decade. Unfortunately, these patients often leave the office with a diagnosis of shin splints. This...
Tibial stress injuries have become an increasingly frequent reason for visits to sports medicine offices and clinics over the past decade. Unfortunately, these patients often leave the office with a diagnosis of shin splints. This...
Tibial stress injuries have...
01/03/2006
Podiatry Today
01/03/2006
By Gary Peter Jolly, DPM, FACFAS, and Michael M. Cohen, DPM, FACFAS
By Gary Peter Jolly, DPM, FACFAS, and...
Yes. This author emphasizes the use of external fixation and ligamentotaxis for treating calcaneal fractures, citing key benefits including earlier post-op weightbearing. By Gary Peter Jolly, DPM, FACFAS Intraarticular calcaneal fractures...
Yes. This author emphasizes the use of external fixation and ligamentotaxis for treating calcaneal fractures, citing key benefits including earlier post-op weightbearing. By Gary Peter Jolly, DPM, FACFAS Intraarticular calcaneal fractures...
Yes. This author emphasizes the...
01/03/2006
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01/03/2006
By John V. Guiliana, DPM, MS
By John V. Guiliana, DPM, MS
Out of the many challenges that business owners face day to day, human conflict is the one that most people lack the skill to handle appropriately. However, learning how to deal with interpersonal conflicts caused by “difficult people”...
Out of the many challenges that business owners face day to day, human conflict is the one that most people lack the skill to handle appropriately. However, learning how to deal with interpersonal conflicts caused by “difficult people”...
Out of the many challenges...
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