Volume 33 - Number 7 - July 2020
Feature
07/20/2020
Lawrence A. DiDomenico, DPM, FACFAS; Emlyn Forsung, DPM; John A. Cameron, DPM; Derek Ley, DPM, AACFAS
Offering a closer look at the properties, benefits, challenges and available harvest sites with autogenous bone grafts, these authors review evidence from the literature and share insights from their surgical experience.
Bone...
Offering a closer look at the properties, benefits, challenges and available harvest sites with autogenous bone grafts, these authors review evidence from the literature and share insights from their surgical experience.
Bone...
Offering a closer look at the...
07/20/2020
Podiatry Today
Online Exclusive
07/17/2020
Christopher A. Juels, AACFAS, DPM; Eric So, AACFAS, DPM
Periprosthetic joint infection after total joint replacement can be a severe complication with significant morbidity and extensive health-care costs. In this review, the authors propose a clinical guideline for initial evaluation and...
Periprosthetic joint infection after total joint replacement can be a severe complication with significant morbidity and extensive health-care costs. In this review, the authors propose a clinical guideline for initial evaluation and...
Periprosthetic joint infection...
07/17/2020
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
07/16/2020
Bob Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS
Ankle sprains are by far the most common athletic injury and a common orthopedic problem presenting for urgent treatment across the United States.1-3 A majority of ankle sprains will end in asymptomatic recovery with conservative care.3 This...
Ankle sprains are by far the most common athletic injury and a common orthopedic problem presenting for urgent treatment across the United States.1-3 A majority of ankle sprains will end in asymptomatic recovery with conservative care.3 This...
Ankle sprains are by far the...
07/16/2020
Podiatry Today
Wound Care Q&A
07/10/2020
Kazu Suzuki, DPM, CWS; Robert George Smith, DPM, MSc, RPh, cPed, CPRS; Warren S. Joseph, DPM, FIDSA
Are fluoroquinolones safe? These panelists discuss current indications for this class of antibiotics, concerns over emerging black box warnings as well as keys to patient education and appropriate, safe prescribing.
Are fluoroquinolones safe? These panelists discuss current indications for this class of antibiotics, concerns over emerging black box warnings as well as keys to patient education and appropriate, safe prescribing.
Are fluoroquinolones safe? These...
07/10/2020
Podiatry Today
Online Exclusive
07/09/2020
Jane Pontious, DPM, FACFAS; Spruha Magodia, DPM; Todd Hasenstein, DPM
Offering insights from an intriguing retrospective review, these authors examine a potential correlation between uterine fibroids and plantar fibromatosis.
Plantar fibromatosis is not uncommon in the lower extremity. It is a benign...
Offering insights from an intriguing retrospective review, these authors examine a potential correlation between uterine fibroids and plantar fibromatosis.
Plantar fibromatosis is not uncommon in the lower extremity. It is a benign...
Offering insights from an...
07/09/2020
Podiatry Today
Feature
06/30/2020
Bruce E. Williams, DPM, FACFAS
Given that limb length differences are a common contributing factor in many conditions, this author offers pertinent insights on proper evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.
Limb length difference or discrepancy (LLD), which is also...
Given that limb length differences are a common contributing factor in many conditions, this author offers pertinent insights on proper evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.
Limb length difference or discrepancy (LLD), which is also...
Given that limb length...
06/30/2020
Podiatry Today
Online Exclusive
06/30/2020
Steven Brancheau, DPM, FACFAS; Jonathan Pajouh, DPM; Parth Bhakta, DPM; Scott Smith, DPM, FACFAS
While glomus tumors are rare, benign and painful neoplasms that typically present in the hand, these authors discuss a case involving an abnormal presentation of a glomangioma present in the plantar fascia band in a 60-year-old male.
While glomus tumors are rare, benign and painful neoplasms that typically present in the hand, these authors discuss a case involving an abnormal presentation of a glomangioma present in the plantar fascia band in a 60-year-old male.
While glomus tumors are rare,...
06/30/2020
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
07/27/2020
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
In a recent study involving over 1,300 patients with diabetes and COVID-19 at 53 hospitals in France, researchers found that 29 percent of the patients needed intubation for assisted mechanical ventilation and/or died within seven days of...
In a recent study involving over 1,300 patients with diabetes and COVID-19 at 53 hospitals in France, researchers found that 29 percent of the patients needed intubation for assisted mechanical ventilation and/or died within seven days of...
In a recent study involving over...
07/27/2020
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
06/26/2020
Viktoriya Krepkiy, DPM; Alexander M. Reyzelman, DPM, FACFAS; Monara Dini, DPM
The majority of limb loss in the United States is due to a combination of neuropathy, ischemia and infection.1 Populations affected by diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at particularly high risk for amputation.1 One...
The majority of limb loss in the United States is due to a combination of neuropathy, ischemia and infection.1 Populations affected by diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) are at particularly high risk for amputation.1 One...
The majority of limb loss in the...
06/26/2020
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
06/29/2020
Bobbi Hayashi, DPM; Keith D. Cook, DPM, FACFAS
Surgical management of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures is cumbersome, complex and constantly evolving.
Surgical management of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures is cumbersome, complex and constantly evolving.
Surgical management of displaced...
06/29/2020
Podiatry Today
