Volume 21 - Issue 5 - May 2008
Continuing Education
Education
05/03/2008
Jesse Burks, DPM
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-212/ Given the challenges inherent in diagnosing and treating tarsal coalitions, this author reviews key clinical findings, offers keys to...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-212/ Given the challenges inherent in diagnosing and treating tarsal coalitions, this author reviews key clinical findings, offers keys to...
Please click here for the full...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Column
Diabetes Watch
05/03/2008
Anthony C. Yung, DPM; Khurram H. Khan, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM, FAPWCA
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a significant risk factor for diabetic foot amputation. It is also an important marker for atherosclerosis in other organ systems and is associated with a fourfold increase in cardiovascular death.1 ...
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a significant risk factor for diabetic foot amputation. It is also an important marker for atherosclerosis in other organ systems and is associated with a fourfold increase in cardiovascular death.1 ...
Peripheral arterial disease...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Forum
05/03/2008
John H. McCord, DPM
I am in the last nine months of my 33-year career as a podiatrist. Every day of patient care is a cause for reflection. I know what I will miss and what I will not miss. I will not miss my most creative patients, those who are pursuing...
I am in the last nine months of my 33-year career as a podiatrist. Every day of patient care is a cause for reflection. I know what I will miss and what I will not miss. I will not miss my most creative patients, those who are pursuing...
I am in the last nine months of...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
05/03/2008
Brian McCurdy
Patients commonly present with ingrown toenails and treatments range from chemical matrixectomy to the newer orthonyxia procedure. A new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgery concludes that orthonyxia, using a metal brace...
Patients commonly present with ingrown toenails and treatments range from chemical matrixectomy to the newer orthonyxia procedure. A new study in the Journal of the American College of Surgery concludes that orthonyxia, using a metal brace...
Patients commonly present with...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
05/03/2008
Benjamin Sefcik, DPM; Peter M. Wilusz, DPM
We are an aging population. One can ascertain that with aging comes an increased incidence of comorbid conditions. With the vast majority of podiatric surgical cases being elective, documentation supporting the vascular system prior to...
We are an aging population. One can ascertain that with aging comes an increased incidence of comorbid conditions. With the vast majority of podiatric surgical cases being elective, documentation supporting the vascular system prior to...
We are an aging population. One...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
05/03/2008
Robi Garthwait
Podiatrists looking for an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of a vast array of painful conditions may have a viable option in Traumeel (Heel Inc.). Available in injectables, tablets, ointment,...
Podiatrists looking for an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of a vast array of painful conditions may have a viable option in Traumeel (Heel Inc.). Available in injectables, tablets, ointment,...
Podiatrists looking for an...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
05/03/2008
Robi Garthwait
Podiatrists looking for an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of a vast array of painful conditions may have a viable option in Traumeel (Heel Inc.). Available in injectables, tablets, ointment,...
Podiatrists looking for an alternative to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the treatment of a vast array of painful conditions may have a viable option in Traumeel (Heel Inc.). Available in injectables, tablets, ointment,...
Podiatrists looking for an...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
05/03/2008
Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS; Robert W. Mendicino, DPM, FACFAS; Lara J. Murphy, DPM
Implants have been documented in the literature and surgeons have utilized implants over the past 50 years for the treatment of a variety of conditions including hallux rigidus, hallux valgus, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.1,2 Total...
Implants have been documented in the literature and surgeons have utilized implants over the past 50 years for the treatment of a variety of conditions including hallux rigidus, hallux valgus, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.1,2 Total...
Implants have been documented in...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
05/03/2008
Robert M. Greenhagen, DPM, BS; Nicholas J. Bevilacqua, DPM, FACFAS
Postoperative infection following elective, clean foot and ankle surgery is relatively uncommon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the surgical site infection (SSI) rate to be 2.1 percent for clean, uncontaminated...
Postoperative infection following elective, clean foot and ankle surgery is relatively uncommon. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the surgical site infection (SSI) rate to be 2.1 percent for clean, uncontaminated...
Postoperative infection...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
05/03/2008
Bill Sayer, MS; Nicholas Romansky, DPM, FACFAS
With spring finally here, amateurs and professionals alike have returned to the baseball diamond. More than 40 million Americans participate in baseball and softball each year. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS),...
With spring finally here, amateurs and professionals alike have returned to the baseball diamond. More than 40 million Americans participate in baseball and softball each year. According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS),...
With spring finally here,...
05/03/2008
Podiatry Today
