Volume 26 - Issue 2 - February 2013
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Could Efinaconazole 10% Have An Impact For Onychomycosis?
Can an emerging topical hold promise for onychomycosis? This author takes a closer look in this case study of a 24-year-old patient with distal lateral subungual onychomycosis.
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Exploring The Potential Of Laser Treatment For Fungal Nails
Discussing patient expectations with laser therapy and its potential role in onychomycosis treatment, this author details how laser therapy enhanced the treatment of fungal nails in a 52-year-old patient.
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Lesser Metatarsalgia: Are Lesser Metatarsal Osteotomies Necessary?
Carefully considering the biomechanical factors that contribute to lesser metatarsalgia, these authors advocate and offer insights on combining a modified Hibbs procedure and a Girdlestone-Taylor procedure to maximize outcomes without the complications of a metatarsal osteotomy.
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Point-Counterpoint: Is Conservative Care The Best Approach For Plantar Fibromatosis?
Yes. Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS says conservative treatment can reduce the symptomatology and shrink the plantar fibroma whereas wide excision surgery has a high recurrence rate and increased potential for wound healing issues and nerve entrapment.
No. Citing a lack of evidence-based studies on conservative care, Byron Hutchinson, DPM, FACFAS, says various studies in the literature have advocated surgical techniques and recommendations to reduce recurrence risk.
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Pertinent Pearls On Fifth Metatarsal Osteotomies
Which osteotomy offers the most advantages for treating a tailor’s bunion? Offering insights from their experience as well as a thorough review of the literature, these authors offer a closer look at options ranging from distal metatarsal osteotomies and the lateral exostectomy to transverse and oblique osteotomies.
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Gait Analysis In Pediatric Patients With Flatfoot
Analyzing biomechanics and gait can paint a more accurate picture of pediatric patients with flatfoot and enhance treatment. Accordingly, this author offers salient diagnostic insights to inform one’s biomechanical exam and gait assessment in this patient population.
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