Volume 21 - Issue 4 - April 2008
Practice Builders
04/03/2008
David N. Helfman, DPM, FACFAS
It is always amazing to me how many physicians do not buy their own real estate in the first couple of years of practice. I have heard physicians say it is too expensive, they just want to rent, they are too busy to look into the area or they...
It is always amazing to me how many physicians do not buy their own real estate in the first couple of years of practice. I have heard physicians say it is too expensive, they just want to rent, they are too busy to look into the area or they...
It is always amazing to me how...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
04/03/2008
Brian W. Fullem, DPM, FACFAS, FAAPSM
Occasionally, a podiatrist may encounter an athletic patient who does not improve with traditional treatment. We tend to focus on the injured area and may overlook weakness of the core muscles, which may contribute to foot or leg pain. The...
Occasionally, a podiatrist may encounter an athletic patient who does not improve with traditional treatment. We tend to focus on the injured area and may overlook weakness of the core muscles, which may contribute to foot or leg pain. The...
Occasionally, a podiatrist may...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
04/03/2008
Jaret Walker, DPM; Raymond Abdo, DPM, CWS
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 7 percent of the population in the United States has diabetes mellitus. Approximately 30 percent of patients with diabetes over the age of 40 have some kind of...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 7 percent of the population in the United States has diabetes mellitus. Approximately 30 percent of patients with diabetes over the age of 40 have some kind of...
According to the Centers for...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
04/03/2008
Brian McCurdy
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is more effective than advanced moist wound therapy in facilitating the closure of diabetic foot ulcers and reducing secondary amputations. These are the findings of researchers who recently published...
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is more effective than advanced moist wound therapy in facilitating the closure of diabetic foot ulcers and reducing secondary amputations. These are the findings of researchers who recently published...
Negative pressure wound therapy...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Dermatology Diagnosis
04/03/2008
M. Joel Morse, DPM, FASPD, FASPS, FABPM
A 43-year-old African-American male presents to the office with an irritated fourth toe with no known trauma to the toe. There is a horny projection of skin coming from the posterior nail fold with a nail-like structure at the tip. It has...
A 43-year-old African-American male presents to the office with an irritated fourth toe with no known trauma to the toe. There is a horny projection of skin coming from the posterior nail fold with a nail-like structure at the tip. It has...
A 43-year-old African-American...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
04/03/2008
Douglas Richie, Jr., DPM, FACFAS, FAAPSM
Injuries to the second metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) can be challenging to treat. Our expert panelists discuss predisposing factors to injury and review pertinent biomechanical considerations. They also discuss conservative treatment...
Injuries to the second metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) can be challenging to treat. Our expert panelists discuss predisposing factors to injury and review pertinent biomechanical considerations. They also discuss conservative treatment...
Injuries to the second...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
04/03/2008
Kwame A. Williams, DPM; Lawrence A. DiDomenico, DPM, FACFAS
Using plates and screws for bone fixation is a standard and successful technique. However, any fixation with plates and screws involves some amount of additional trauma and insult to the osseous blood supply of fracture fragments. These...
Using plates and screws for bone fixation is a standard and successful technique. However, any fixation with plates and screws involves some amount of additional trauma and insult to the osseous blood supply of fracture fragments. These...
Using plates and screws for bone...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
04/03/2008
Richard M. Jay, DPM; Russell G. Volpe, DPM
Yes, this author advocates early treatment for moderate to severe metatarsus adductus, and semi-rigid or rigid deformity. He cites problematic compensatory effects from residual deformities and a documented association between metatarsus...
Yes, this author advocates early treatment for moderate to severe metatarsus adductus, and semi-rigid or rigid deformity. He cites problematic compensatory effects from residual deformities and a documented association between metatarsus...
Yes, this author advocates early...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
04/03/2008
Nathan J. Lashley, DPM; Patrick J. McKee, DPM
In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in 2006, the author gives an account of a 53-year-old female patient who received treatment from a podiatrist for a plantar wart for two years. She underwent...
In an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) in 2006, the author gives an account of a 53-year-old female patient who received treatment from a podiatrist for a plantar wart for two years. She underwent...
In an article published in the...
04/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Education
04/03/2008
Leon R. Brill, DPM, CWS, FACFAS
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-208/ There is a variety of debridement options ranging from sharp debridement and mechanical debridement to enzymatic debridement. In recent...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-208/ There is a variety of debridement options ranging from sharp debridement and mechanical debridement to enzymatic debridement. In recent...
Please click here for the full...
04/03/2008
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