Volume 21 - Issue 8 - August 2008
Continuing Education
Education
08/03/2008
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/2008-pd-8/ Given the significant dilemma of peripheral arterial disease and its strong association with diabetic complications in the lower...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/2008-pd-8/ Given the significant dilemma of peripheral arterial disease and its strong association with diabetic complications in the lower...
Please click here for the full...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
08/03/2008
By Lee C. Rogers, DPM, and Robert G. Frykberg, DPM, MPH
By Lee C. Rogers, DPM, and Robert G. ...
The Charcot syndrome is a devastating condition that can affect the feet or ankles of those with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. The reports on the incidence and prevalence of Charcot foot vary widely, and range between 0.1 to 29...
The Charcot syndrome is a devastating condition that can affect the feet or ankles of those with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. The reports on the incidence and prevalence of Charcot foot vary widely, and range between 0.1 to 29...
The Charcot syndrome is a...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
08/03/2008
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
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In the annual roundup of emerging advances in podiatry, this author talks to podiatrists to get their thoughts about new surgical devices, vascular assessment tools and intriguing diagnostic innovations. Advances in technology have the...
In the annual roundup of emerging advances in podiatry, this author talks to podiatrists to get their thoughts about new surgical devices, vascular assessment tools and intriguing diagnostic innovations. Advances in technology have the...
In the annual roundup of...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
08/03/2008
Hallux rigidus of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) is the most common form of osteoarthritis of the foot.1 Hallux rigidus is defined as a progressive arthritic process of the first MPJ that causes pain, stiffness and enlargement...
Hallux rigidus of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) is the most common form of osteoarthritis of the foot.1 Hallux rigidus is defined as a progressive arthritic process of the first MPJ that causes pain, stiffness and enlargement...
Hallux rigidus of the first...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Column
Diabetes Watch
08/03/2008
Lower extremity complications associated with diabetes present a special challenge to any physician contemplating surgical management. Prophylactic foot surgery can be described as a procedure to prevent ulceration or re-ulceration in...
Lower extremity complications associated with diabetes present a special challenge to any physician contemplating surgical management. Prophylactic foot surgery can be described as a procedure to prevent ulceration or re-ulceration in...
Lower extremity...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
08/03/2008
Among all the things that I learned during my sports medicine fellowship at the Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, I became fascinated by one particular phenomenon. There seems to be a relationship between foot type and...
Among all the things that I learned during my sports medicine fellowship at the Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, I became fascinated by one particular phenomenon. There seems to be a relationship between foot type and...
Among all the things that I...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Industry News
08/03/2008
A Helpful Night Splint
Patients with various types of heel pain may get relief from a new night splint. The Exoform® Dorsal Night Splint can be helpful in treating plantar fasciitis and related types of heel pain, according to the...
A Helpful Night Splint
Patients with various types of heel pain may get relief from a new night splint. The Exoform® Dorsal Night Splint can be helpful in treating plantar fasciitis and related types of heel pain, according to the...
A Helpful Night Splint
Patients...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
08/03/2008
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Edito...
Foot and ankle surgeons may have yet another option for rearfoot reconstruction. The CalFix™ Calcaneal Plate and Screw System is indicated for fractures and osteotomies of the calcaneus including, but not limited to, extra-articular,...
Foot and ankle surgeons may have yet another option for rearfoot reconstruction. The CalFix™ Calcaneal Plate and Screw System is indicated for fractures and osteotomies of the calcaneus including, but not limited to, extra-articular,...
Foot and ankle surgeons may...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
08/03/2008
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Editor
By Robi Garthwait, Contributing Edito...
Foot and ankle surgeons may have yet another option for rearfoot reconstruction. The CalFix™ Calcaneal Plate and Screw System is indicated for fractures and osteotomies of the calcaneus including, but not limited to, extra-articular,...
Foot and ankle surgeons may have yet another option for rearfoot reconstruction. The CalFix™ Calcaneal Plate and Screw System is indicated for fractures and osteotomies of the calcaneus including, but not limited to, extra-articular,...
Foot and ankle surgeons may...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
08/03/2008
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
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Given the potential benefits of quicker reimbursement and improved productivity, and the need to ensure HIPAA compliance, you would think electronic medical records (EMR) would be in place in the majority of physician practices. How many...
Given the potential benefits of quicker reimbursement and improved productivity, and the need to ensure HIPAA compliance, you would think electronic medical records (EMR) would be in place in the majority of physician practices. How many...
Given the potential benefits of...
08/03/2008
Podiatry Today
