Volume 21 - Issue 2 - February 2008
Column
Industry News
02/03/2008
When documenting a patient’s vascular condition, a new lightweight technology may be an option. The Smartdop® 30EX is a bidirectional portable Doppler with an integrated printer and large visual LCD display, according to the manufacturer...
When documenting a patient’s vascular condition, a new lightweight technology may be an option. The Smartdop® 30EX is a bidirectional portable Doppler with an integrated printer and large visual LCD display, according to the manufacturer...
When documenting a patient’s...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
02/03/2008
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
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Patients having hammertoe arthrodesis have had to undergo fixation with K-wires that can cause complications including pin tract infection. However, a new implant may obviate the need for K-wires and provide adequate correction. The Smart...
Patients having hammertoe arthrodesis have had to undergo fixation with K-wires that can cause complications including pin tract infection. However, a new implant may obviate the need for K-wires and provide adequate correction. The Smart...
Patients having hammertoe...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
02/03/2008
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
...
Patients having hammertoe arthrodesis have had to undergo fixation with K-wires that can cause complications including pin tract infection. However, a new implant may obviate the need for K-wires and provide adequate correction. The Smart...
Patients having hammertoe arthrodesis have had to undergo fixation with K-wires that can cause complications including pin tract infection. However, a new implant may obviate the need for K-wires and provide adequate correction. The Smart...
Patients having hammertoe...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Forum
02/03/2008
I used to play a game called Risk with a group of friends during the early years of my practice. We would gather at somebody’s home or office, bring pizza and beer, and start the game. Risk is a game where you try to conquer the world with...
I used to play a game called Risk with a group of friends during the early years of my practice. We would gather at somebody’s home or office, bring pizza and beer, and start the game. Risk is a game where you try to conquer the world with...
I used to play a game called...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
02/03/2008
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
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In a change to a longstanding policy, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) recently lifted a requirement that renewing college members must maintain a membership in the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). The...
In a change to a longstanding policy, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) recently lifted a requirement that renewing college members must maintain a membership in the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA). The...
In a change to a longstanding...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Dermatology Diagnosis
02/03/2008
By William Fishco, DPM, FACFAS
By William Fishco, DPM, FACFAS
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A 4-year-old girl presented to the office with her mother, who was concerned about a skin problem affecting her heels. According to her mother, the patient’s symptoms were present for six months or more. The child’s symptoms included a severe...
A 4-year-old girl presented to the office with her mother, who was concerned about a skin problem affecting her heels. According to her mother, the patient’s symptoms were present for six months or more. The child’s symptoms included a severe...
A 4-year-old girl presented to...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
02/03/2008
By George Liu, DPM, FACFAS
By George Liu, DPM, FACFAS
Historically, surgeons have utilized circular and monolateral external fixation for the management of complicated high-energy orthopedic trauma and reconstruction of congenital or posttraumatic deformities through the Ilizarov and deBastiani...
Historically, surgeons have utilized circular and monolateral external fixation for the management of complicated high-energy orthopedic trauma and reconstruction of congenital or posttraumatic deformities through the Ilizarov and deBastiani...
Historically, surgeons have...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
02/03/2008
By Lowell Weil Jr., DPM, MBA
By Lowell Weil Jr., DPM, MBA
Heel pain is the single most common reason that patients seek out the care of podiatric physicians. Estimates state that more than 15 million Americans suffer with heel pain and emerging technologies for treatment have ballooned over the past...
Heel pain is the single most common reason that patients seek out the care of podiatric physicians. Estimates state that more than 15 million Americans suffer with heel pain and emerging technologies for treatment have ballooned over the past...
Heel pain is the single most...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
02/03/2008
By John V. Guiliana, DPM, MS
By John V. Guiliana, DPM, MS
Difficult patients are challenging enough but when the difficult patient is also a postoperative patient, the challenge becomes a medico-legal risk. Difficult patients are not difficult because they have special medical needs. They are...
Difficult patients are challenging enough but when the difficult patient is also a postoperative patient, the challenge becomes a medico-legal risk. Difficult patients are not difficult because they have special medical needs. They are...
Difficult patients are...
02/03/2008
Podiatry Today
