Volume 20 - Issue 9 - September 2007
09/03/2007
By Trenton K. Statler, DPM
By Trenton K. Statler, DPM
The surgical correction of hallux valgus (aka bunion) is one of the most common operations a foot and ankle surgeon will face. With over 130 procedures described to date, no one procedure has proven to be the definitive solution for every...
The surgical correction of hallux valgus (aka bunion) is one of the most common operations a foot and ankle surgeon will face. With over 130 procedures described to date, no one procedure has proven to be the definitive solution for every...
The surgical correction of...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
09/03/2007
Limb length discrepancy (LLD) can cause a variety of symptoms. There are a variety of common clinical techniques clinicians can use to help detect LLD. Radiographic imaging provides the best method for measuring LLD. Treatments vary but can...
Limb length discrepancy (LLD) can cause a variety of symptoms. There are a variety of common clinical techniques clinicians can use to help detect LLD. Radiographic imaging provides the best method for measuring LLD. Treatments vary but can...
Limb length discrepancy (LLD)...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
09/03/2007
For years, it seems like the $5,000 bunion and pressures from HMOs diverted DPMs’ attention from biomechanics. The emphasis of our education and practices strayed from Root toward Ilizarov and coding. “Gold standard” orthotics cast from foam...
For years, it seems like the $5,000 bunion and pressures from HMOs diverted DPMs’ attention from biomechanics. The emphasis of our education and practices strayed from Root toward Ilizarov and coding. “Gold standard” orthotics cast from foam...
For years, it seems like the...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
09/03/2007
By Aaron Becker, Special Projects Editor
By Aaron Becker, Special Projects Edi...
When it comes to being recognized as a true sports medicine physician, Lisa Schoene, DPM, ATC, says in order to “talk the talk, you better walk the walk.” Dr. Schoene says the best sports medicine practitioners are the ones who cover the...
When it comes to being recognized as a true sports medicine physician, Lisa Schoene, DPM, ATC, says in order to “talk the talk, you better walk the walk.” Dr. Schoene says the best sports medicine practitioners are the ones who cover the...
When it comes to being...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Column
Diabetes Watch
09/03/2007
By Barbara J. Aung, DPM, CWS
By Barbara J. Aung, DPM, CWS
In reading many of the recent articles in podiatry publications, we will need to expand our vocabularies to include various new phrases. These phrases will include pay for performance, evidence-based medicine or evidence based treatment...
In reading many of the recent articles in podiatry publications, we will need to expand our vocabularies to include various new phrases. These phrases will include pay for performance, evidence-based medicine or evidence based treatment...
In reading many of the recent...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
09/03/2007
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
By Brian McCurdy, Senior Editor
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Podiatric surgery can carry inherent risks including the possibility of perioperative infection. A recent article in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) offers several pertinent recommendations that aim to prevent some of the...
Podiatric surgery can carry inherent risks including the possibility of perioperative infection. A recent article in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) offers several pertinent recommendations that aim to prevent some of the...
Podiatric surgery can carry...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
09/03/2007
Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) is one of our greatest tools in managing large as well as deep wounds. It crosses multiple surgical disciplines and is applicable to virtually all anatomical sites. This technology has revolutionized limb salvage...
Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) is one of our greatest tools in managing large as well as deep wounds. It crosses multiple surgical disciplines and is applicable to virtually all anatomical sites. This technology has revolutionized limb salvage...
Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) is...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
09/03/2007
By Bora Rhim, DPM, and Babak Baravarian, DPM
By Bora Rhim, DPM, and Babak Baravari...
When a patient presents to the office complaining of medial ankle pain, one should consider several differential diagnoses. These include an ankle sprain, posterior tibialis or flexor digitorum longus tenosynovitis, a rupture or tarsal tunnel...
When a patient presents to the office complaining of medial ankle pain, one should consider several differential diagnoses. These include an ankle sprain, posterior tibialis or flexor digitorum longus tenosynovitis, a rupture or tarsal tunnel...
When a patient presents to the...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Industry News
09/03/2007
A new dressing utilizes the healing power of silver to combat post-op infections.
Acticoat™ Post-Op can help fight the risk of infection after orthopedic, soft tissue and other surgical procedures, according to the manufacturer Smith and...
A new dressing utilizes the healing power of silver to combat post-op infections.
Acticoat™ Post-Op can help fight the risk of infection after orthopedic, soft tissue and other surgical procedures, according to the manufacturer Smith and...
A new dressing utilizes the...
09/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Forum
09/03/2007
Second opinions were easy when I started my practice 32 years ago. There was an ancient orthopedic surgeon (who also did gallbladders and hysterectomies). He always tried to steal my patients who came to him for a second opinion. The tremors...
Second opinions were easy when I started my practice 32 years ago. There was an ancient orthopedic surgeon (who also did gallbladders and hysterectomies). He always tried to steal my patients who came to him for a second opinion. The tremors...
Second opinions were easy when I...
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