Volume 20 - Issue 7 - July 2007
Column
News and Trends
07/03/2007
Brian McCurdy
The podiatry profession will welcome its ninth college under the leadership of a DPM with decades of experience in education. Western University of Health Sciences School of Podiatric Medicine will start classes in 2009 under the helm of...
The podiatry profession will welcome its ninth college under the leadership of a DPM with decades of experience in education. Western University of Health Sciences School of Podiatric Medicine will start classes in 2009 under the helm of...
The podiatry profession will...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
07/03/2007
Aaron Becker
The recent introduction of longer surgical screws may facilitate improved outcomes with lesser digital arthrodesis procedures. The new Cannulated Titanium Lag Screws stand out with a thinner and longer profile, making them “ideal for severe...
The recent introduction of longer surgical screws may facilitate improved outcomes with lesser digital arthrodesis procedures. The new Cannulated Titanium Lag Screws stand out with a thinner and longer profile, making them “ideal for severe...
The recent introduction of...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Industry News
07/03/2007
A new Doppler can document a patient’s vascular status from a number of angles. The Smartdop® 30EX is a lightweight, portable, bidirectional Doppler with a printer and large LCD display, according to the manufacturer Koven Technology. The...
A new Doppler can document a patient’s vascular status from a number of angles. The Smartdop® 30EX is a lightweight, portable, bidirectional Doppler with a printer and large LCD display, according to the manufacturer Koven Technology. The...
A new Doppler can document a...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
07/03/2007
Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH
Monochromatic infrared light energy (MIRE) therapy is controversial. Do you prescribe this therapy? How can infrared light reverse sensory neuropathy or heal ulcers? Some reports indicate that just two weeks of therapy is enough to show...
Monochromatic infrared light energy (MIRE) therapy is controversial. Do you prescribe this therapy? How can infrared light reverse sensory neuropathy or heal ulcers? Some reports indicate that just two weeks of therapy is enough to show...
Monochromatic infrared light...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
07/03/2007
Michael M. Cohen, DPM, FACFAS; Gordon Zernich; Tomas Dowell; Gary M. Rothenberg, DPM, CDE
When it becomes apparent that the current treatment is not proving effective for a debilitating disease or a trauma induced by accident or warfare, amputation is generally considered the medical intervention of last resort. Indeed, one would...
When it becomes apparent that the current treatment is not proving effective for a debilitating disease or a trauma induced by accident or warfare, amputation is generally considered the medical intervention of last resort. Indeed, one would...
When it becomes apparent that...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
07/03/2007
I recently read the article, “Scope of Practice: Where Things Stand” (see page 36, May issue). I had to refrain from laughing when I compare the problems with scope of practice in the United States to what the situation is in Ontario. Indeed,...
I recently read the article, “Scope of Practice: Where Things Stand” (see page 36, May issue). I had to refrain from laughing when I compare the problems with scope of practice in the United States to what the situation is in Ontario. Indeed,...
I recently read the article,...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
07/03/2007
David E. Allie, MD
Given the severe ramifications associated with the combination of critical limb ischemia (CLI) and diabetic foot ulcers, this author emphasizes the potential impact of revascularization procedures in reducing the number of lower extremity...
Given the severe ramifications associated with the combination of critical limb ischemia (CLI) and diabetic foot ulcers, this author emphasizes the potential impact of revascularization procedures in reducing the number of lower extremity...
Given the severe ramifications...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
07/03/2007
Stephanie C. Wu, DPM, MSc, FACFAS
With the preponderance of wounds and the cost of chronic wound healing continuing to soar, this author offers a provocative look at emerging innovations such as medical hyperspectral technology and real-time polymerase chain reaction that...
With the preponderance of wounds and the cost of chronic wound healing continuing to soar, this author offers a provocative look at emerging innovations such as medical hyperspectral technology and real-time polymerase chain reaction that...
With the preponderance of...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
07/03/2007
Nicholas J. Bevilacqua, DPM, FACFAS
It has been estimated that a person with diabetes has a 25 percent lifetime risk of developing a foot ulceration.1 Diabetic foot ulcers commonly become infected, can involve bones and joints and may progress to amputation. Osteomyelitis...
It has been estimated that a person with diabetes has a 25 percent lifetime risk of developing a foot ulceration.1 Diabetic foot ulcers commonly become infected, can involve bones and joints and may progress to amputation. Osteomyelitis...
It has been estimated that a...
07/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Insights
Q&A
07/03/2007
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
Given the increasing use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to spur wound healing, our expert panelists return for the second part of this Q&A discussion on NPWT (see “Inside Insights On Negative Pressure Wound Therapy,” page 24, May...
Given the increasing use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to spur wound healing, our expert panelists return for the second part of this Q&A discussion on NPWT (see “Inside Insights On Negative Pressure Wound Therapy,” page 24, May...
Given the increasing use of...
07/03/2007
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