Volume 20 - Issue 3 - March 2007
Column
Forum
03/03/2007
Larry Crystal, DPM
“Good morning, Chief” “Here comes the Chief” and “Good morning, Mr. President” are all greetings that I have heard since I was elected into the position of Medical Staff President of a tri-campus rural hospital with 65 active staff and...
“Good morning, Chief” “Here comes the Chief” and “Good morning, Mr. President” are all greetings that I have heard since I was elected into the position of Medical Staff President of a tri-campus rural hospital with 65 active staff and...
“Good morning, Chief” “Here...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
03/03/2007
John S. Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS; Jessica Kaylor, BA
Although the patient with diabetes and renal failure presents serious challenges to the limb salvage team, there is evidence and argument to support aggressive treatment and attempted limb salvage in a multidisciplinary clinical...
Although the patient with diabetes and renal failure presents serious challenges to the limb salvage team, there is evidence and argument to support aggressive treatment and attempted limb salvage in a multidisciplinary clinical...
Although the patient with...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
03/03/2007
Ahmad Farah, DPM; Anthony Weinert, DPM; Ali Elkhalil, DPM
Practitioners have described various osteotomies for the proximal hallux. However, the Akin closing wedge osteotomy is currently the most common procedure. Podiatric surgeons commonly employ the transverse plane closing wedge osteotomy...
Practitioners have described various osteotomies for the proximal hallux. However, the Akin closing wedge osteotomy is currently the most common procedure. Podiatric surgeons commonly employ the transverse plane closing wedge osteotomy...
Practitioners have...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
03/03/2007
Rose A. Cooper, PhD; Wendy Tyrrell, MEd, DPM, MChS
Honey is an ancient wound remedy that is reappearing in clinical practice in developed countries. The availability of licensed wound care products in Europe, New Zealand and Australia is prompting healthcare practitioners in conventional...
Honey is an ancient wound remedy that is reappearing in clinical practice in developed countries. The availability of licensed wound care products in Europe, New Zealand and Australia is prompting healthcare practitioners in conventional...
Honey is an ancient wound...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
03/03/2007
William D. Fishco, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Metatarsalgia is a diagnostic term used to describe pain in the ball of the foot. Gerard V. Yu, DPM, eloquently described and illustrated predislocation syndrome in 1995. What Dr. Yu described was a clinical syndrome characterized by...
Metatarsalgia is a diagnostic term used to describe pain in the ball of the foot. Gerard V. Yu, DPM, eloquently described and illustrated predislocation syndrome in 1995. What Dr. Yu described was a clinical syndrome characterized by...
Metatarsalgia is a...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
03/03/2007
Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, FACFAOM, FAPWCA, MAPWCA
The basic question is really “How do you get someone to do something that they do not especially want to do?” The fictional Tom Sawyer was the classic king of this skill but as physicians, we are trying to do something a bit more...
The basic question is really “How do you get someone to do something that they do not especially want to do?” The fictional Tom Sawyer was the classic king of this skill but as physicians, we are trying to do something a bit more...
The basic question is...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
03/03/2007
William N. McCann, DPM
The use of durable medical equipment (DME) has grown to become a part of almost every podiatric practice over the last half-century. In fact, podiatrists have led the field in this important area of patient treatment through our use of...
The use of durable medical equipment (DME) has grown to become a part of almost every podiatric practice over the last half-century. In fact, podiatrists have led the field in this important area of patient treatment through our use of...
The use of durable medical...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
03/03/2007
Vickie R. Driver, DPM, MS, FACFAS; Jarrett D. Cain, DPM
Patients with diabetes can be a quite an undertaking for any physician who manages them on a consistent basis. In the past, this has created reservations when it comes to managing these patients especially from a surgical standpoint....
Patients with diabetes can be a quite an undertaking for any physician who manages them on a consistent basis. In the past, this has created reservations when it comes to managing these patients especially from a surgical standpoint....
Patients with diabetes can...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
03/03/2007
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
When it comes to patients with ischemic foot ulcers, potential complications can be dire. Accordingly, it is important to have a firm grasp on diagnostic studies as well as current and emerging treatment options that may enhance outcomes...
When it comes to patients with ischemic foot ulcers, potential complications can be dire. Accordingly, it is important to have a firm grasp on diagnostic studies as well as current and emerging treatment options that may enhance outcomes...
When it comes to patients...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Continuing Education
Education
03/03/2007
Eric Espensen, DPM
Diabetic wounds are a common occurrence in wound care centers and private practice. With the escalating rate of diabetes, more and more patients are developing wounds that require care. Wound care for diabetic wounds routinely includes...
Diabetic wounds are a common occurrence in wound care centers and private practice. With the escalating rate of diabetes, more and more patients are developing wounds that require care. Wound care for diabetic wounds routinely includes...
Diabetic wounds are a...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
