Volume 16 - Issue 11 - November 2003
Continuing Education
Education
11/03/2003
John D. Mozena, DPM, FACFAS, PC
Plantar fasciitis is certainly one of the most common conditions we see in podiatric practice and more than 90 percent of patients are cured with conservative treatment.1 It sounds relatively simple. Well, in order to consistently facilitate...
Plantar fasciitis is certainly one of the most common conditions we see in podiatric practice and more than 90 percent of patients are cured with conservative treatment.1 It sounds relatively simple. Well, in order to consistently facilitate...
Plantar fasciitis is certainly...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Column
Surgical Pearls
11/03/2003
Jesse Burks, DPM
Surgery in general seems to gravitate toward smaller and less invasive procedures. Obviously, the less tissue disruption that occurs during surgery, the less risk one has of postoperative complications such as scarring, infections, delayed...
Surgery in general seems to gravitate toward smaller and less invasive procedures. Obviously, the less tissue disruption that occurs during surgery, the less risk one has of postoperative complications such as scarring, infections, delayed...
Surgery in general seems to...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Forum
11/03/2003
John H. McCord, DPM
I have a rule for my staff. If any of them treats a patient with disrespect, that employee is immediately terminated. I have the same rule for my patients regarding their treatment of my staff. Recently, a young, new receptionist came to me...
I have a rule for my staff. If any of them treats a patient with disrespect, that employee is immediately terminated. I have the same rule for my patients regarding their treatment of my staff. Recently, a young, new receptionist came to me...
I have a rule for my staff. If...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
11/03/2003
Brian McCurdy
Compliance may be an issue for diabetic patients wearing removable cast walkers, according to the results of a recent study on activity patterns. A recent study in Diabetes Care assesses the activity patterns of those with diabetic foot...
Compliance may be an issue for diabetic patients wearing removable cast walkers, according to the results of a recent study on activity patterns. A recent study in Diabetes Care assesses the activity patterns of those with diabetic foot...
Compliance may be an issue for...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Industry News
11/03/2003
A new philosophy toward skin care now combines the best ingredients of several systems to emphasize prevention. The new Secura™ Skin Care System combines elements of Smith and Nephew’s Triple Care™ and Nursing Care™. As the company notes, the...
A new philosophy toward skin care now combines the best ingredients of several systems to emphasize prevention. The new Secura™ Skin Care System combines elements of Smith and Nephew’s Triple Care™ and Nursing Care™. As the company notes, the...
A new philosophy toward skin...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
11/03/2003
Brian McCurdy
Ulcer management and repair is an important aspect of podiatric practice. When it comes to facilitating ulcer treatment, there are regenerative tissue matrices that one may use. Easy application is a must in such products and it’s also...
Ulcer management and repair is an important aspect of podiatric practice. When it comes to facilitating ulcer treatment, there are regenerative tissue matrices that one may use. Easy application is a must in such products and it’s also...
Ulcer management and repair is...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
11/03/2003
Brian McCurdy
Ulcer management and repair is an important aspect of podiatric practice. When it comes to facilitating ulcer treatment, there are regenerative tissue matrices that one may use. Easy application is a must in such products and it’s also...
Ulcer management and repair is an important aspect of podiatric practice. When it comes to facilitating ulcer treatment, there are regenerative tissue matrices that one may use. Easy application is a must in such products and it’s also...
Ulcer management and repair is...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
11/03/2003
Jeff A. Hall
When it comes to multicenter clinical trials for various wound care modalities, it stands to reason all the elements of the study should be constant with the key variable being the modality or modalities one is comparing in order to determine...
When it comes to multicenter clinical trials for various wound care modalities, it stands to reason all the elements of the study should be constant with the key variable being the modality or modalities one is comparing in order to determine...
When it comes to multicenter...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
11/03/2003
James L. Thomas, MD
Symptoms associated with compression of the posterior tibial nerve and its branches first appeared in the literature in the early ‘60s.1-3 Since these early reports over 40 years ago, tarsal tunnel syndrome has become one of the most written...
Symptoms associated with compression of the posterior tibial nerve and its branches first appeared in the literature in the early ‘60s.1-3 Since these early reports over 40 years ago, tarsal tunnel syndrome has become one of the most written...
Symptoms associated with...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
11/03/2003
I am writing to you regarding some misinformation that is contained within the editorial section of the August 2003 issue (see “Editor’s Perspective,” page 18, August issue). I am a residency director and consider myself fairly conversant...
I am writing to you regarding some misinformation that is contained within the editorial section of the August 2003 issue (see “Editor’s Perspective,” page 18, August issue). I am a residency director and consider myself fairly conversant...
I am writing to you regarding...
11/03/2003
Podiatry Today
