Volume 19 - Issue 3 - March 2006
Column
Surgical Pearls
03/03/2006
Kerry Zang, MD, DPM, FACFAS; Shahram Askari, DPM; A'Nedra Fuller, DPM; Chris Seuferling, DPM
Addressing the biomechanics of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) as well as the first ray are the keys to any surgical correction of first metatarsal pathology. According to Rootian theory, the principal etiologies of hallux limitus...
Addressing the biomechanics of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) as well as the first ray are the keys to any surgical correction of first metatarsal pathology. According to Rootian theory, the principal etiologies of hallux limitus...
Addressing the biomechanics of...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
03/03/2006
Brian McCurdy
The benefits of exercise in preventing diabetes and improving general health are well established. Can exercise also facilitate improved wound healing among older adults? A recent study in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences found...
The benefits of exercise in preventing diabetes and improving general health are well established. Can exercise also facilitate improved wound healing among older adults? A recent study in the Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences found...
The benefits of exercise in...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
03/03/2006
Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS; Justin Franson, DPM
As practitioners of the foot and ankle, some conditions and their treatment options become second nature to us. For example, it seems we are fairly comfortable with the treatment options associated with a degenerated first metatarsophalangeal...
As practitioners of the foot and ankle, some conditions and their treatment options become second nature to us. For example, it seems we are fairly comfortable with the treatment options associated with a degenerated first metatarsophalangeal...
As practitioners of the foot and...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
03/03/2006
David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, MSc; Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH; Stephanie C. Wu, DPM, MSc, FACFAS
Non-healing skin ulcerations of the lower extremities affect millions of people in the United States and impose tremendous medical, psychosocial and financial impact. These wounds may be secondary to a myriad of etiologies including pressure,...
Non-healing skin ulcerations of the lower extremities affect millions of people in the United States and impose tremendous medical, psychosocial and financial impact. These wounds may be secondary to a myriad of etiologies including pressure,...
Non-healing skin ulcerations of...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
03/03/2006
Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, FACFAOM, FAPWCA, MAPWCA
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a “diagnosis of exclusion.” Diagnostic challenges are one thing but few practitioners relish that phrase when it comes to DPN. For this condition, the practitioner needs to cast a very wide net of tests...
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a “diagnosis of exclusion.” Diagnostic challenges are one thing but few practitioners relish that phrase when it comes to DPN. For this condition, the practitioner needs to cast a very wide net of tests...
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
03/03/2006
Douglas T. Cromack, MD, FACS; Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS; Thomas Zgonis, DPM, FACFAS
The goal of soft tissue coverage is to restore form and function. However, due to the anatomic complexity of the foot and ankle, soft tissue coverage in this area often falls short of Sir Harold Gillies’ adage to “… replace like with...
The goal of soft tissue coverage is to restore form and function. However, due to the anatomic complexity of the foot and ankle, soft tissue coverage in this area often falls short of Sir Harold Gillies’ adage to “… replace like with...
The goal of soft tissue coverage...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
03/03/2006
John E. Hahn, DPM
Nearly 21 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Approximately 6.2 million of these people are not aware they have the disease. The CDC also estimates that over 40...
Nearly 21 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Approximately 6.2 million of these people are not aware they have the disease. The CDC also estimates that over 40...
Nearly 21 million people in the...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
03/03/2006
David Edward Marcinko, MBA
Fees are down, expenses are up and the days of fat profit margins for physicians are over. Managed care in some form is here to stay. The tidal wave of baby boomers approaching retirement suggests the pendulum will not swing back to the “good...
Fees are down, expenses are up and the days of fat profit margins for physicians are over. Managed care in some form is here to stay. The tidal wave of baby boomers approaching retirement suggests the pendulum will not swing back to the “good...
Fees are down, expenses are up...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
03/03/2006
Jeff A. Hall
I have long since given up looking for logic from the Bush administration. However, the recently proposed cuts in funding for diabetes research certainly fly in the face of very disturbing statistics about the prevalence and impact of this...
I have long since given up looking for logic from the Bush administration. However, the recently proposed cuts in funding for diabetes research certainly fly in the face of very disturbing statistics about the prevalence and impact of this...
I have long since given up...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
03/03/2006
Peter A. Blume, DPM, FACFAS; Jared T. Wilkinson, DPM; Jonathan J. Key, DPM, FACFAS
Due to the nature of the disease, the diabetic patient population has an increased risk of developing nail abnormalities, including onychocryptosis, onychomycosis and other nail structure malformations and injuries. Over one-third of diabetic...
Due to the nature of the disease, the diabetic patient population has an increased risk of developing nail abnormalities, including onychocryptosis, onychomycosis and other nail structure malformations and injuries. Over one-third of diabetic...
Due to the nature of the...
03/03/2006
Podiatry Today
