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Volume 20 - Issue 11 - November 2007

Column

Clinical Solutions in Practice
11/03/2007
Aaron Becker
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently garnered the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Approval, offers a wound care solution that combines an enzymatic debridement therapy with all-natural elements to help protect and nourish cells. The...
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently garnered the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Approval, offers a wound care solution that combines an enzymatic debridement therapy with all-natural elements to help protect and nourish cells. The...
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Industry News
11/03/2007
Healing wounds with silver is a tried and true practice, and a new product makes silver use simpler. Allevyn™ Ag Silver Wound Dressings are composed of hydrocellular foam and are part of a line of products that manage fluids and have moisture...
Healing wounds with silver is a tried and true practice, and a new product makes silver use simpler. Allevyn™ Ag Silver Wound Dressings are composed of hydrocellular foam and are part of a line of products that manage fluids and have moisture...
Healing wounds with silver is a...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Forum
11/03/2007
John H. McCord, DPM
I am going through an interesting phase of my career as a podiatrist. I am trying to find a replacement for myself when I walk out the back door December 31, 2008. I plan to throw the keys to the office behind me and lock myself out. My...
I am going through an interesting phase of my career as a podiatrist. I am trying to find a replacement for myself when I walk out the back door December 31, 2008. I plan to throw the keys to the office behind me and lock myself out. My...
I am going through an...
11/03/2007
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Diabetes Watch
11/03/2007
John S. Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS; Paul J. Kim, DPM, MS, FACFAS
While various researchers have implicated the equinus deformity as a major deforming force in a host of foot and ankle pathologies, the exact definition of equinus remains unclear.1-4 However, Root states that “the minimal range of ankle...
While various researchers have implicated the equinus deformity as a major deforming force in a host of foot and ankle pathologies, the exact definition of equinus remains unclear.1-4 However, Root states that “the minimal range of ankle...
While various researchers have...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
11/03/2007
Marc Katz, DPM
Cryosurgery is an effective pain relief modality that uses freezing temperatures for ablation of the nerves that provide sensation to the heel. While this treatment is relatively new for foot pain, physicians have utilized cryosurgery for...
Cryosurgery is an effective pain relief modality that uses freezing temperatures for ablation of the nerves that provide sensation to the heel. While this treatment is relatively new for foot pain, physicians have utilized cryosurgery for...
Cryosurgery is an effective pain...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
11/03/2007
Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, FACFAS, MBA, FAENS, CWS
As with any peripheral nerve surgery, tarsal tunnel surgery is demanding and can sometimes be excessively difficult. Additionally, one may not have a full appreciation of the outcome until some point in the postoperative period — if at all —...
As with any peripheral nerve surgery, tarsal tunnel surgery is demanding and can sometimes be excessively difficult. Additionally, one may not have a full appreciation of the outcome until some point in the postoperative period — if at all —...
As with any peripheral nerve...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
11/03/2007
Alona Kashanian, DPM; Eric Feit, DPM, FACFAS
Over the years, podiatrists have become the primary health care providers for all forefoot conditions and most rearfoot conditions. With greater public awareness and increased referrals from primary care doctors, heel pain pathology is...
Over the years, podiatrists have become the primary health care providers for all forefoot conditions and most rearfoot conditions. With greater public awareness and increased referrals from primary care doctors, heel pain pathology is...
Over the years, podiatrists have...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
11/03/2007
Paul R. Scherer, DPM
The world of orthotic therapy and foot biomechanics was somewhat shaken in 2006 when a randomized study found that “customized and prefabricated orthoses used in the trial (had) similar effectiveness in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.”1...
The world of orthotic therapy and foot biomechanics was somewhat shaken in 2006 when a randomized study found that “customized and prefabricated orthoses used in the trial (had) similar effectiveness in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.”1...
The world of orthotic therapy...
11/03/2007
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Insights

Q&A
11/03/2007
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
Important questions arise when traumatic wounds occur in the lower extremity. Accordingly, our expert panelists address key considerations in the initial evaluation and when one should consider an amputation. They also explore the use of soft...
Important questions arise when traumatic wounds occur in the lower extremity. Accordingly, our expert panelists address key considerations in the initial evaluation and when one should consider an amputation. They also explore the use of soft...
Important questions arise when...
11/03/2007
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Continuing Education

Education
11/03/2007
Charles F. Peebles, DPM, MRCP, FRCR
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-216/ There may be a tendency to leap to a plantar fasciitis diagnosis when patients present with heel pain. However, this author emphasizes...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-216/ There may be a tendency to leap to a plantar fasciitis diagnosis when patients present with heel pain. However, this author emphasizes...
Please click here for the full...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today