Volume 19 - Issue 1 - January 2006
01/03/2006
Gary Peter Jolly, DPM, FACFAS; Michael M. Cohen, DPM, FACFAS
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
Podiatry Today
01/03/2006
John 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...
01/03/2006
Podiatry Today
01/03/2006
Jeff A. Hall
Given the ongoing emphasis toward incorporating more evidence-based medicine (EBM) in podiatry, there has been a noticeable increase of published clinical trials in the peer-reviewed podiatry literature. For example, in the...
Given the ongoing emphasis toward incorporating more evidence-based medicine (EBM) in podiatry, there has been a noticeable increase of published clinical trials in the peer-reviewed podiatry literature. For example, in the...
Given the ongoing emphasis...
01/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
01/03/2006
Lawrence Z. Huppin, DPM; Paul R. Scherer, DPM
When it comes to an effective prescription for custom foot orthoses, podiatrists must consider the dysfunction of that particular patient’s foot in order to achieve a satisfactory clinical outcome. Addressing the specific needs of the...
When it comes to an effective prescription for custom foot orthoses, podiatrists must consider the dysfunction of that particular patient’s foot in order to achieve a satisfactory clinical outcome. Addressing the specific needs of the...
When it comes to an effective...
01/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Column
News and Trends
01/03/2006
Brian McCurdy
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
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
01/03/2006
Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, FACFAOM, FAPWCA, MAPWCA
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
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
01/03/2006
John A. DeBello, DPM; Kordai I. DeCoteau, DPM; Eric Beatty, DPM
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
Podiatry Today
Forum
01/03/2006
John H. McCord, DPM
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
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
01/03/2006
Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS
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
Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
01/03/2006
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
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
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