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01/16/2019
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently removed the boxed warning (often misquoted as a “black box warning”) from Regranex (Smith & Nephew).1 The FDA placed the warning on Regranex gel in 2008 after a retrospective post-market study...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently removed the boxed warning (often misquoted as a “black box warning”) from Regranex (Smith & Nephew).1 The FDA placed the warning on Regranex gel in 2008 after a retrospective post-market study...
The Food and Drug Administration...
01/16/2019
Podiatry Today
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01/10/2019
A recent study of tendon and ligament loads in the foot adds to the debate about the sequence of events leading to adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAF).1 This new study, conducted by De la Portilla and coworkers, used finite element...
A recent study of tendon and ligament loads in the foot adds to the debate about the sequence of events leading to adult-acquired flatfoot deformity (AAF).1 This new study, conducted by De la Portilla and coworkers, used finite element...
A recent study of tendon and...
01/10/2019
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01/09/2019
Last month, I talked about an NBA athlete with recurrence of a fifth metatarsal fracture in the left foot.1 I discussed how I modified his orthotics to decrease the pressures under the fifth metatarsal to relieve his discomfort and hopefully...
Last month, I talked about an NBA athlete with recurrence of a fifth metatarsal fracture in the left foot.1 I discussed how I modified his orthotics to decrease the pressures under the fifth metatarsal to relieve his discomfort and hopefully...
Last month, I talked about an...
01/09/2019
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01/03/2019
As the field of podiatry continues to advance and graduate residents with a greater well-rounded residency experience and those who also perform a post-graduate fellowship, the training in our profession continues to push the bounds of foot...
As the field of podiatry continues to advance and graduate residents with a greater well-rounded residency experience and those who also perform a post-graduate fellowship, the training in our profession continues to push the bounds of foot...
As the field of podiatry...
01/03/2019
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12/21/2018
A reader recently contacted me regarding pain following first metatarsal fusion due to hallux rigidus. Once the patient started trying to walk postoperatively, there was significant pain underneath the “last joint of the big toe” but no...
A reader recently contacted me regarding pain following first metatarsal fusion due to hallux rigidus. Once the patient started trying to walk postoperatively, there was significant pain underneath the “last joint of the big toe” but no...
A reader recently contacted me...
12/21/2018
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12/19/2018
Two or three years ago, I worked with an NBA player who had a history of a fifth metatarsal fracture in his left foot. He had surgery to fix this issue but the foot never seemed to get better. He eventually had to have another surgery with a...
Two or three years ago, I worked with an NBA player who had a history of a fifth metatarsal fracture in his left foot. He had surgery to fix this issue but the foot never seemed to get better. He eventually had to have another surgery with a...
Two or three years ago, I worked...
12/19/2018
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12/14/2018
Big surgeons make big incisions. This is the mantra I learned and have always lived by. I do incision planning, full anatomic exposure and direct visualization of the surgical site. This has been great from a surgical perspective but from a...
Big surgeons make big incisions. This is the mantra I learned and have always lived by. I do incision planning, full anatomic exposure and direct visualization of the surgical site. This has been great from a surgical perspective but from a...
Big surgeons make big incisions....
12/14/2018
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12/12/2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule in November, and it goes into effect Jan. 1. The proposal to create separate codes for podiatric evaluation and management (E/M) services...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule in November, and it goes into effect Jan. 1. The proposal to create separate codes for podiatric evaluation and management (E/M) services...
The Centers for Medicare and...
12/12/2018
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12/10/2018
The benefits of having an annual comprehensive diabetic foot exam are too numerous to mention. If a patient sees his or her podiatrist along with one other member of the diabetic foot team, the relative risk reduction of a high level...
The benefits of having an annual comprehensive diabetic foot exam are too numerous to mention. If a patient sees his or her podiatrist along with one other member of the diabetic foot team, the relative risk reduction of a high level...
The benefits of having an annual...
12/10/2018
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12/07/2018
The end of the year is a time for reflection and thanksgiving. The year 2018 was an extraordinary year for the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) and the podiatric profession. The amount of money APMA either made or saved DPMs this...
The end of the year is a time for reflection and thanksgiving. The year 2018 was an extraordinary year for the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) and the podiatric profession. The amount of money APMA either made or saved DPMs this...
The end of the year is a time...
12/07/2018
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