Volume 15 - Issue 12 - December 2002
12/03/2002
Jeff A. Hall
Have you taken advantage of the Internet to build your practice? Perhaps you’ve resisted the pull of new technology for one reason or another or maybe you have legitimate concerns about privacy issues, especially with the current emphasis on...
Have you taken advantage of the Internet to build your practice? Perhaps you’ve resisted the pull of new technology for one reason or another or maybe you have legitimate concerns about privacy issues, especially with the current emphasis on...
Have you taken advantage of the...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
12/03/2002
Khurram H. Khan, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM, FAPWCA; Dana Giacalone, DPM
When it comes to peripheral vascular disease, you can use many modalities to detect and evaluate this disease. Arteriography is the gold standard and provides excellent anatomic detail, but it is invasive and requires ionizing radiation and...
When it comes to peripheral vascular disease, you can use many modalities to detect and evaluate this disease. Arteriography is the gold standard and provides excellent anatomic detail, but it is invasive and requires ionizing radiation and...
When it comes to peripheral...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
12/03/2002
Robert George Smith, DPM, MSc, RPh, cPed, CPRS
Upgrading your office technology can give you a host of ailments, both real and imagined. First, there’s the headache associated with researching and selecting a system that’s right for your practice. Then there’s the whiplash that occurs at...
Upgrading your office technology can give you a host of ailments, both real and imagined. First, there’s the headache associated with researching and selecting a system that’s right for your practice. Then there’s the whiplash that occurs at...
Upgrading your office technology...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
12/03/2002
Howard Dananberg, DPM
As December arrives, patients who enjoy winter sports begin to think about skiing. Ski boot technology has come a long way in recent years, with many comfort features added to complement the performance the boots are designed to provide....
As December arrives, patients who enjoy winter sports begin to think about skiing. Ski boot technology has come a long way in recent years, with many comfort features added to complement the performance the boots are designed to provide....
As December arrives, patients...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
12/03/2002
Guy R. Pupp, DPM, FACFAS; David T. Savage, DPM, MS; Mark B. Hellmann, DPM, MS
Neuropathic osteoarthropathy is a debilitating condition that affects diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy. This distinct pathologic entity, commonly known as Charcot’s arthropathy or Charcot’s joint disease, is characterized by...
Neuropathic osteoarthropathy is a debilitating condition that affects diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy. This distinct pathologic entity, commonly known as Charcot’s arthropathy or Charcot’s joint disease, is characterized by...
Neuropathic osteoarthropathy is...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
12/03/2002
Michael M. Cohen, DPM, FACFAS
Certainly, one of the greatest challenges practitioners face is properly evaluating exercise-induced leg pain. All too commonly pigeonholed under the term shin splints, chronic (or exertional) compartment syndrome (ECS) is a unique disorder...
Certainly, one of the greatest challenges practitioners face is properly evaluating exercise-induced leg pain. All too commonly pigeonholed under the term shin splints, chronic (or exertional) compartment syndrome (ECS) is a unique disorder...
Certainly, one of the greatest...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
12/03/2002
David Caldarella, DPM; Celeste Borchers, DPM
Lisfranc’s injuries, as found at the tarsometatarsal joint, are rare, according to the literature. Only 1 percent of all fractures are found at the tarsometatarsal articulation with an incidence of one per 55,000 people per year.1 These...
Lisfranc’s injuries, as found at the tarsometatarsal joint, are rare, according to the literature. Only 1 percent of all fractures are found at the tarsometatarsal articulation with an incidence of one per 55,000 people per year.1 These...
Lisfranc’s injuries, as found at...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
12/03/2002
Michael S. Downey, DPM, FACFAS
The current use of callus distraction techniques in foot, ankle and lower leg surgery is constantly growing. The limits of callus distraction techniques appear to be those imposed by surgical access and fixation. As techniques and technology...
The current use of callus distraction techniques in foot, ankle and lower leg surgery is constantly growing. The limits of callus distraction techniques appear to be those imposed by surgical access and fixation. As techniques and technology...
The current use of callus...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
12/03/2002
Brian McCurdy
In the wake of increasing threats of resistant bacteria strains such as MRSA, new data presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America provides some hope. Researchers revealed that linezolid may have promise...
In the wake of increasing threats of resistant bacteria strains such as MRSA, new data presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America provides some hope. Researchers revealed that linezolid may have promise...
In the wake of increasing...
12/03/2002
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
12/03/2002
Mark A. Caselli, DPM; Edward C. Rzonca, DPM
Chronic overuse problems that persist despite appropriate care are the hallmarks of a leg length discrepancy (LLD) in an athlete. While the symptoms associated with LLDs are diverse and, at times, vague and confusing, you should suspect limb...
Chronic overuse problems that persist despite appropriate care are the hallmarks of a leg length discrepancy (LLD) in an athlete. While the symptoms associated with LLDs are diverse and, at times, vague and confusing, you should suspect limb...
Chronic overuse problems that...
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