Podiatry Today - ISSN: 1045-7860 - Volume 20 - Issue 10 - October 2007

Continuing Education: A Guide To Current Concepts In Skin Grafting

By Tod Storm, DPM

Podiatric surgeons commonly use skin grafting for the closure of cutaneous wounds secondary to trauma, post-amputation wounds and chronic ulcerations. Accordingly, this author details the pros and cons of various types of skin grafts, including full-thickness and split-thickness skin grafts, and offers step-by-step insights on graft application.

Dermatology Diagnosis: Treating A Pigmented, Slightly Pruritic Nodule

By G. “Dock” Dockery, DPM, FACFAS

Diabetes Watch: Can Daptomycin Have An Impact With Skin And Skin Structure Infections?

By Gerard Guerin, DPM, CWS

Feature: Key Insights On Nerve Testing

By Alexander Reyzelman, DPM, Joseph Fiorito, Cody Hoover and Michael Brewer

Are peripheral nerve pathologies the root cause of a patient’s lower extremity pain? These authors discuss entrapment neuropathies, large fiber neuropathy and lumbosacral radiculopathy, among other conditions, and share their insights on helpful diagnostic tools.

Digital Thermometry: Can It Have An Impact?

By Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM

Assessing skin temperatures in the diabetic foot can help identify patients at a high risk for various complications. Accordingly, this author shares insights from the research on the possible advantages of using digital thermometry as a self-assessment tool to help prevent diabetic foot ulcers.

How To Treat Overuse Injuries In Athletes

By Patrick DeHeer, DPM, and Debra Mardis, DPM

Given the frequency with which overuse injuries occur in athletic patients, this author offers insights and pearls on treating common injuries ranging from posterior tibial tendon injuries and tibialis anterior tendinitis to peroneal tendon injuries and Achilles tendon injuries.

Current Insights On Growth Factor Therapy

By Patris A. Toney, DPM, MPH, and Vickie R. Driver, DPM, MS

Recent advances with growth factor therapy have created more possibilities for wound care. These authors review currently available modalities and emerging treatments, and survey the literature on the effectiveness of growth factor therapy for chronic wounds.

Inside Secrets For Maximizing Reimbursement

By David Edward Marcinko, MBA, CMP, and Hope Rachel Hetico, RN, MHA, CMP

Maximizing practice reimbursement is an ongoing challenge on a road full of significant obstacles. Accordingly, these authors suggest a new approach to improving internal processes that can simultaneously improve compliance and bolster incoming revenue.

Forum: It Takes A Village To Save A Leg

By John H. McCord, DPM

New Products: The Healing Power Of The Ocean

News and Trends: Do Trauma Patients With Diabetes Face Higher Complication Rates?

By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor

Orthotics Q&A: How To Address Conditions That Affect Pediatric Gait

Guest Clinical Editor: Edwin Harris, DPM

Sports Medicine: Four Essential Keys To Athletic Shoe Fit

By Josh White, DPM, CPed