Volume 21 - Issue 7 - July 2008
Column
Surgical Pearls
09/03/2008
Kerry Zang, MD, DPM, FACFAS
Over the years, hallux valgus repair has evolved from simple bunionectomies to complex and multiple osteotomies. The keys to a successful outcome are the realignment of the structural abnormalities and a stable postoperative environment.The...
Over the years, hallux valgus repair has evolved from simple bunionectomies to complex and multiple osteotomies. The keys to a successful outcome are the realignment of the structural abnormalities and a stable postoperative environment.The...
Over the years, hallux valgus...
09/03/2008
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Industry News
09/03/2008
Cool Cover A new bootie can offer cold therapy for patients suffering from various conditions. The NatraCare Cold Therapy Bootie has three pockets that allow patients to place cold packs around the heel, ball of the foot or the top of the...
Cool Cover A new bootie can offer cold therapy for patients suffering from various conditions. The NatraCare Cold Therapy Bootie has three pockets that allow patients to place cold packs around the heel, ball of the foot or the top of the...
Cool Cover A new bootie can...
09/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
07/03/2008
Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS; Justin Franson, DPM
Bunion surgery is perhaps the most common procedure we perform in podiatry. Since bunions come in all shapes and sizes, several different types of procedures have emerged along with various refinements over the years.
Accordingly, let us take...
Bunion surgery is perhaps the most common procedure we perform in podiatry. Since bunions come in all shapes and sizes, several different types of procedures have emerged along with various refinements over the years.
Accordingly, let us take...
Bunion surgery is perhaps the...
07/03/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
07/03/2008
Brian McCurdy
Getting patients with diabetes to exercise may be an uphill battle due to disease concerns. The combination of arthritis with diabetes can be an additional barrier to activity, according to a large survey conducted by the Centers for Disease...
Getting patients with diabetes to exercise may be an uphill battle due to disease concerns. The combination of arthritis with diabetes can be an additional barrier to activity, according to a large survey conducted by the Centers for Disease...
Getting patients with diabetes...
07/03/2008
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Clinical Solutions in Practice
07/03/2008
Robi Garthwait
Can the natural oak extract Oakin™ enhance the healing properties of a wound dressing? AmeriGel Wound Dressing (AmerX Health Care), which contains Oakin, has received high marks from podiatrists for its ability to promote healing, especially...
Can the natural oak extract Oakin™ enhance the healing properties of a wound dressing? AmeriGel Wound Dressing (AmerX Health Care), which contains Oakin, has received high marks from podiatrists for its ability to promote healing, especially...
Can the natural oak extract...
07/03/2008
Podiatry Today
09/03/2008
Lynn Homisak, PRT, CHC
Motivation does not always come wrapped in a dollar bill.Yet whenever the topic of “staff incentive” comes up, so does the topic of money. Even though I try to emphasize that it takes more than cold hard cash to incentivize staff, far too...
Motivation does not always come wrapped in a dollar bill.Yet whenever the topic of “staff incentive” comes up, so does the topic of money. Even though I try to emphasize that it takes more than cold hard cash to incentivize staff, far too...
Motivation does not always come...
09/03/2008
Podiatry Today
09/03/2008
Khurram H. Khan, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM, FAPWCA; Lawrence B. Harkless, DPM, FACFAS, MAPWCA; Steven R. Kravitz, DPM
Yes. By Dr. Steven R. Kravitz, DPM. This author says podiatrists should consider extracellular matrix enhancement for chronic, complex wounds that do not respond to standard of care therapy.
Over the past 10 years, there have been paradigm...
Yes. By Dr. Steven R. Kravitz, DPM. This author says podiatrists should consider extracellular matrix enhancement for chronic, complex wounds that do not respond to standard of care therapy.
Over the past 10 years, there have been paradigm...
Yes. By Dr. Steven R. Kravitz,...
09/03/2008
Podiatry Today
07/03/2008
Peter A. Blume, DPM, FACFAS; Eliza Addis-Thomas, DPM; Jonathan J. Key, DPM, FACFAS
Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen that can result in everything from minor skin infections to osteomyelitis, bacteremia, endocarditis and pneumonia.1 In podiatry, infections with Staphylococcus aureus, especially methicillinresistant...
Staphylococcus aureus is a common pathogen that can result in everything from minor skin infections to osteomyelitis, bacteremia, endocarditis and pneumonia.1 In podiatry, infections with Staphylococcus aureus, especially methicillinresistant...
Staphylococcus aureus is a...
07/03/2008
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Feature
Feature
07/03/2008
Guy R. Pupp, DPM, FACFAS; Channa Williams, DPM
Biofilms reportedly cause an estimated 1 million nosocomial infections each year in the United States. Surgically, these microorganisms may cause abscesses, prosthetic failure and osteomyelitis. These complications may require surgical...
Biofilms reportedly cause an estimated 1 million nosocomial infections each year in the United States. Surgically, these microorganisms may cause abscesses, prosthetic failure and osteomyelitis. These complications may require surgical...
Biofilms reportedly cause an...
07/03/2008
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Insights
Q&A
07/03/2008
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
Even if a wound appears to be benign, one must obviously be vigilant against the possibility of malignancy. These expert panelists discuss identifying malignant wounds, taking biopsies and when one might consider an amputation.
Q: What...
Even if a wound appears to be benign, one must obviously be vigilant against the possibility of malignancy. These expert panelists discuss identifying malignant wounds, taking biopsies and when one might consider an amputation.
Q: What...
Even if a wound appears to be...
07/03/2008
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