Volume 20 - Issue 11 - November 2007
11/03/2007
Marc Katz, DPM
Cryosurgery is an effective pain relief modality that uses freezing temperatures for ablation of the nerves that provide sensation to the heel. While this treatment is relatively new for foot pain, physicians have utilized cryosurgery for...
Cryosurgery is an effective pain relief modality that uses freezing temperatures for ablation of the nerves that provide sensation to the heel. While this treatment is relatively new for foot pain, physicians have utilized cryosurgery for...
Cryosurgery is an effective pain...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
11/03/2007
Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, FACFAS, MBA, FAENS, CWS
As with any peripheral nerve surgery, tarsal tunnel surgery is demanding and can sometimes be excessively difficult. Additionally, one may not have a full appreciation of the outcome until some point in the postoperative period — if at all —...
As with any peripheral nerve surgery, tarsal tunnel surgery is demanding and can sometimes be excessively difficult. Additionally, one may not have a full appreciation of the outcome until some point in the postoperative period — if at all —...
As with any peripheral nerve...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
11/03/2007
Alona Kashanian, DPM; Eric Feit, DPM, FACFAS
Over the years, podiatrists have become the primary health care providers for all forefoot conditions and most rearfoot conditions. With greater public awareness and increased referrals from primary care doctors, heel pain pathology is...
Over the years, podiatrists have become the primary health care providers for all forefoot conditions and most rearfoot conditions. With greater public awareness and increased referrals from primary care doctors, heel pain pathology is...
Over the years, podiatrists have...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
11/03/2007
Paul R. Scherer, DPM
The world of orthotic therapy and foot biomechanics was somewhat shaken in 2006 when a randomized study found that “customized and prefabricated orthoses used in the trial (had) similar effectiveness in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.”1...
The world of orthotic therapy and foot biomechanics was somewhat shaken in 2006 when a randomized study found that “customized and prefabricated orthoses used in the trial (had) similar effectiveness in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.”1...
The world of orthotic therapy...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Column
Diabetes Watch
11/03/2007
John S. Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS; Paul J. Kim, DPM, MS, FACFAS
While various researchers have implicated the equinus deformity as a major deforming force in a host of foot and ankle pathologies, the exact definition of equinus remains unclear.1-4 However, Root states that “the minimal range of ankle...
While various researchers have implicated the equinus deformity as a major deforming force in a host of foot and ankle pathologies, the exact definition of equinus remains unclear.1-4 However, Root states that “the minimal range of ankle...
While various researchers have...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
11/03/2007
Andreas Boker, MD; Jesse Burks, DPM
The fully keratinized, thick multilayered structure of the nail plate presents a formidable barrier to nail bed access. This limits the options for treatment of nail diseases such as onychomycosis and subungual hematoma from nail trauma....
The fully keratinized, thick multilayered structure of the nail plate presents a formidable barrier to nail bed access. This limits the options for treatment of nail diseases such as onychomycosis and subungual hematoma from nail trauma....
The fully keratinized, thick...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
11/03/2007
Brian McCurdy
Given that patients with diabetes can face extensive treatments due to the risk of complications, adherence to treatment regimens may be a problem due to a perceived decline in their quality of life.
A new study finds that although end-stage...
Given that patients with diabetes can face extensive treatments due to the risk of complications, adherence to treatment regimens may be a problem due to a perceived decline in their quality of life.
A new study finds that although end-stage...
Given that patients with...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
11/03/2007
Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS; Bora Rhim, DPM
In the United States, at least 10 percent of the population experiences heel pain secondary to plantar fasciitis. Reportedly, 600,000 outpatient visits to medical professionals a year are due to plantar fasciitis.1 According to a 2003 study,...
In the United States, at least 10 percent of the population experiences heel pain secondary to plantar fasciitis. Reportedly, 600,000 outpatient visits to medical professionals a year are due to plantar fasciitis.1 According to a 2003 study,...
In the United States, at least...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
11/03/2007
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
Important questions arise when traumatic wounds occur in the lower extremity. Accordingly, our expert panelists address key considerations in the initial evaluation and when one should consider an amputation. They also explore the use of soft...
Important questions arise when traumatic wounds occur in the lower extremity. Accordingly, our expert panelists address key considerations in the initial evaluation and when one should consider an amputation. They also explore the use of soft...
Important questions arise when...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
11/03/2007
Charles F. Peebles, DPM, MRCP, FRCR
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-216/ There may be a tendency to leap to a plantar fasciitis diagnosis when patients present with heel pain. However, this author emphasizes...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-216/ There may be a tendency to leap to a plantar fasciitis diagnosis when patients present with heel pain. However, this author emphasizes...
Please click here for the full...
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