Volume 21 - Issue 6 - June 2008
Forum
06/03/2008
John H. McCord, DPM
I have been a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) for 33 years. I joined the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) 14 years ago. I plan to continue my membership in both organizations. I voted against the...
I have been a member of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) for 33 years. I joined the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) 14 years ago. I plan to continue my membership in both organizations. I voted against the...
I have been a member of the...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
06/03/2008
Gordon Zernich; Tomas Dowell; Ronald B. Tolchin, DO
Sensory neuropathy is the most common form of diabetic neuropathy. Nerve damage results from poorly managed and chronically high levels of blood sugar. In patients who have type 1 diabetes, which usually affects those 25 years and younger,...
Sensory neuropathy is the most common form of diabetic neuropathy. Nerve damage results from poorly managed and chronically high levels of blood sugar. In patients who have type 1 diabetes, which usually affects those 25 years and younger,...
Sensory neuropathy is the most...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Dermatology Diagnosis
06/03/2008
M. Joel Morse, DPM, FASPD, FASPS, FABPM
A 32-year-old Caucasian female presents to the office with swollen, sore, irritated, itchy toes of both feet and a symmetrical distribution on the tops of the toes.
She notes that the redness started four weeks ago. It was on the third toe...
A 32-year-old Caucasian female presents to the office with swollen, sore, irritated, itchy toes of both feet and a symmetrical distribution on the tops of the toes.
She notes that the redness started four weeks ago. It was on the third toe...
A 32-year-old Caucasian female...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
06/03/2008
Ronald L. Valmassy, DPM
Choosing the most effective type of orthotic device for a given condition can be tricky as one must consider factors that include materials, potential modifications and cost.
Accordingly, the panelists discuss possible indications for OTC...
Choosing the most effective type of orthotic device for a given condition can be tricky as one must consider factors that include materials, potential modifications and cost.
Accordingly, the panelists discuss possible indications for OTC...
Choosing the most effective type...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
06/03/2008
Edwin J. Harris, DPM, FACFAS
It is unfortunate that the terms pes planus and flatfoot are so ingrained in the medical literature because they concentrate attention on only one component of a very complex deformity. Smith and Ocampo described a classification for pes...
It is unfortunate that the terms pes planus and flatfoot are so ingrained in the medical literature because they concentrate attention on only one component of a very complex deformity. Smith and Ocampo described a classification for pes...
It is unfortunate that the terms...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
06/03/2008
Lowell Scott Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS
When musculoskeletal extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) was first introduced in the United States with the first FDA approval in 2000, there was a great deal of controversy and posturing among manufacturers of ESWT technologies. Each...
When musculoskeletal extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) was first introduced in the United States with the first FDA approval in 2000, there was a great deal of controversy and posturing among manufacturers of ESWT technologies. Each...
When musculoskeletal...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
06/03/2008
Douglas Richie, Jr., DPM, FACFAS, FAAPSM
What is a good running shoe? How often are you asked this question? It seems that whenever a stranger learns that you are a podiatric physician, the first question he or she asks is about a shoe. Rather than asking how we can prevent foot...
What is a good running shoe? How often are you asked this question? It seems that whenever a stranger learns that you are a podiatric physician, the first question he or she asks is about a shoe. Rather than asking how we can prevent foot...
What is a good running shoe? How...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
06/03/2008
Brian McCurdy
The membership of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) has agreed with the college’s board of directors that renewing members do not have to maintain membership in the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
In the...
The membership of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) has agreed with the college’s board of directors that renewing members do not have to maintain membership in the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA).
In the...
The membership of the American...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
Education
06/03/2008
M. Joel Morse, DPM, FASPD, FASPS, FABPM
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-481/ Given the wide variety of topical steroids, this author reviews the potency and absorption of these agents, the pros and cons of...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-481/ Given the wide variety of topical steroids, this author reviews the potency and absorption of these agents, the pros and cons of...
Please click here for the full...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
06/03/2008
Douglas K. Blacklidge, DPM
Isolated arthrodesis procedures for the hindfoot are an interesting and sometimes controversial topic for foot and ankle surgeons. Historically, when it came to most major rearfoot deformities and joint conditions, surgeons utilized the...
Isolated arthrodesis procedures for the hindfoot are an interesting and sometimes controversial topic for foot and ankle surgeons. Historically, when it came to most major rearfoot deformities and joint conditions, surgeons utilized the...
Isolated arthrodesis procedures...
06/03/2008
Podiatry Today
