Volume 19 - Issue 12 - December 2006
Column
Dermatology Diagnosis
12/03/2006
By Gary “Dock” Dockery, DPM, FACFAS
By Gary “Dock” Dockery, DPM, FACFAS
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A 29-year-old Caucasian female patient presented in consultation in the foot and ankle clinic regarding a six-week history of erythematous vesicles and papules on the soles. She reported intense pruritus. Her primary care physician told...
A 29-year-old Caucasian female patient presented in consultation in the foot and ankle clinic regarding a six-week history of erythematous vesicles and papules on the soles. She reported intense pruritus. Her primary care physician told...
A 29-year-old Caucasian...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Forum
12/03/2006
I am a podiatrist plain and simple. I use the word podiatrist when people asked about my occupation or specialty. That is a struggle for some of my colleagues in this profession. Many say, “I am a physician and surgeon of the ankle...
I am a podiatrist plain and simple. I use the word podiatrist when people asked about my occupation or specialty. That is a struggle for some of my colleagues in this profession. Many say, “I am a physician and surgeon of the ankle...
I am a podiatrist plain and...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
12/03/2006
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
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Podiatrists often face the challenge of patients with diabetes who are unaware they have the disease. A new survey commissioned by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) discovers that such problems are particularly challenging...
Podiatrists often face the challenge of patients with diabetes who are unaware they have the disease. A new survey commissioned by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) discovers that such problems are particularly challenging...
Podiatrists often face the...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
12/03/2006
By Emily A. Cook, DPM, Jeremy J. Cook, DPM, and Barry I. Rosenblum, DPM
By Emily A. Cook, DPM, Jeremy J. Cook...
As the role of the podiatric service becomes more integral to a multidisciplinary approach to diabetic limb salvage at an increasing number of institutions nationwide, many podiatric surgeons find themselves admitting these patients to...
As the role of the podiatric service becomes more integral to a multidisciplinary approach to diabetic limb salvage at an increasing number of institutions nationwide, many podiatric surgeons find themselves admitting these patients to...
As the role of the podiatric...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
12/03/2006
Do we all know the basics of how to make our patients’ visits satisfactory when they are in our office? What brings your patients back to your office once they have been there? What encourages your patients to send their friends, family...
Do we all know the basics of how to make our patients’ visits satisfactory when they are in our office? What brings your patients back to your office once they have been there? What encourages your patients to send their friends, family...
Do we all know the basics of...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
12/03/2006
By Richard T. Bouché, DPM, Peter M. Vincent, DPM, and Katrina Sullivan, DPM
By Richard T. Bouché, DPM, Peter M. V...
The sport of cycling has seen tremendous growth in the past decade. Athletes are utilizing bicycling not only as their primary sport but also as a form of cross training and rehabilitation. As a result of this growth, there has been a...
The sport of cycling has seen tremendous growth in the past decade. Athletes are utilizing bicycling not only as their primary sport but also as a form of cross training and rehabilitation. As a result of this growth, there has been a...
The sport of cycling has...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
12/03/2006
We read with interest an article recently published in Podiatry Today, “Are Orthoses Effective Against Plantar Fasciitis In The Long Run?” (see page 8, September 2006). As the study investigators referred to in this article, we cannot let...
We read with interest an article recently published in Podiatry Today, “Are Orthoses Effective Against Plantar Fasciitis In The Long Run?” (see page 8, September 2006). As the study investigators referred to in this article, we cannot let...
We read with interest an...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
12/03/2006
By Jeff Hall, Executive Editor
By Jeff Hall, Executive Editor
How bad have things gotten at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? When you consider some of the recent reports and developments over the past few months, it is clear that the FDA has significant credibility issues. In June, a...
How bad have things gotten at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? When you consider some of the recent reports and developments over the past few months, it is clear that the FDA has significant credibility issues. In June, a...
How bad have things gotten...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
12/03/2006
By Kevin A. Kirby, DPM, MS
By Kevin A. Kirby, DPM, MS
The world of podiatric biomechanics is very different now than when Merton Root, DPM, created the first Department of Podiatric Biomechanics at the California College of Chiropody in San Francisco in 1966.1 During those exciting early...
The world of podiatric biomechanics is very different now than when Merton Root, DPM, created the first Department of Podiatric Biomechanics at the California College of Chiropody in San Francisco in 1966.1 During those exciting early...
The world of podiatric...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
12/03/2006
By Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS
By Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS
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Charcot osteoarthropathy remains a chronic, progressive and destructive process that often affects the bony architecture and joints of the foot and ankle, primarily in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Despite advances in the...
Charcot osteoarthropathy remains a chronic, progressive and destructive process that often affects the bony architecture and joints of the foot and ankle, primarily in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Despite advances in the...
Charcot osteoarthropathy...
12/03/2006
Podiatry Today
