Volume 16 - Issue 4 - April 2003
04/03/2003
Jeff A. Hall
Is it time for a national scope of practice in podiatry? Individual state laws prevail for now, but disparities between them raise eyebrows, not to mention the legal challenges. Are politics getting in the way of DPMs being able to provide...
Is it time for a national scope of practice in podiatry? Individual state laws prevail for now, but disparities between them raise eyebrows, not to mention the legal challenges. Are politics getting in the way of DPMs being able to provide...
Is it time for a national scope...
04/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
04/03/2003
Mary M. Peters, DPM; Eric Feit, DPM, FACFAS
It is believed that 15 percent of diabetics will develop a foot or leg ulceration at some point during the course of their disease and that 50 percent will recur within 18 months.1 Approximately 80 percent of diabetic ulcers occur plantarly...
It is believed that 15 percent of diabetics will develop a foot or leg ulceration at some point during the course of their disease and that 50 percent will recur within 18 months.1 Approximately 80 percent of diabetic ulcers occur plantarly...
It is believed that 15 percent...
04/03/2003
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Practice Builders
04/03/2003
Michael Z. Metzger, DPM, MBA
More often than not, we feel like we’re doing the managed care company a favor by applying. There’s also a tendency to believe the process is so cut and dry that we can apply at the last minute. Let’s clear up these misconceptions. If you...
More often than not, we feel like we’re doing the managed care company a favor by applying. There’s also a tendency to believe the process is so cut and dry that we can apply at the last minute. Let’s clear up these misconceptions. If you...
More often than not, we feel...
04/03/2003
Podiatry Today
04/03/2003
Gary Peter Jolly, DPM, FACFAS; Peter A. Blume, DPM, FACFAS; Thomas Zgonis, DPM, FACFAS
While external fixation will not replace internal fixation in the surgical toolbox, it does offer a number of specific advantages. Using external fixation has become routine for initial reduction and stabilization of comminuted long bone...
While external fixation will not replace internal fixation in the surgical toolbox, it does offer a number of specific advantages. Using external fixation has become routine for initial reduction and stabilization of comminuted long bone...
While external fixation will not...
04/03/2003
Podiatry Today
04/03/2003
Richard O. Lundeen, DPM; Stephen M. Offutt, DPM, MS
The treatment of symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus is a topic that stirs up considerable controversy among practitioners. This is especially true in the pediatric arena where there is a common belief that the child will “grow out of it.”...
The treatment of symptomatic flexible pes planovalgus is a topic that stirs up considerable controversy among practitioners. This is especially true in the pediatric arena where there is a common belief that the child will “grow out of it.”...
The treatment of symptomatic...
04/03/2003
Podiatry Today
04/03/2003
John F. Grady, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM, FAAPSM, FASPS, FFPM; Mark H. Feldman, MS, DPM
Yes, Mark H. Feldman, MS, DPM, cites technical advances in the devices and promising results from studies. Diligent study of normal ankle biomechanics and review of previous implant failures has led to the development of a new generation of...
Yes, Mark H. Feldman, MS, DPM, cites technical advances in the devices and promising results from studies. Diligent study of normal ankle biomechanics and review of previous implant failures has led to the development of a new generation of...
Yes, Mark H. Feldman, MS, DPM,...
04/03/2003
Podiatry Today
04/03/2003
Robert George Smith, DPM, MSc, RPh, cPed, CPRS
Hiring an associate can be a time-consuming, involved process—if it is done properly. As with any major professional decision, you must take great care and consideration in order to make the right move at the right time with the right person....
Hiring an associate can be a time-consuming, involved process—if it is done properly. As with any major professional decision, you must take great care and consideration in order to make the right move at the right time with the right person....
Hiring an associate can be a...
04/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Education
04/03/2003
David J. Levine, DPM, cPed
There is a large untapped population of patients who need our biomechanical expertise and guidance. These are the patients who are currently seeing physical therapists, chiropractors, orthopedic surgeons and their family physicians for...
There is a large untapped population of patients who need our biomechanical expertise and guidance. These are the patients who are currently seeing physical therapists, chiropractors, orthopedic surgeons and their family physicians for...
There is a large untapped...
04/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Sports Medicine
04/03/2003
Mark A. Caselli, DPM
The performance demands of ballet are comparable to many highly competitive athletic pursuits. Although dancers are artists and not athletes, the athletic demands of dance choreography place the dancer at risk for injuries. Fifteen to 20...
The performance demands of ballet are comparable to many highly competitive athletic pursuits. Although dancers are artists and not athletes, the athletic demands of dance choreography place the dancer at risk for injuries. Fifteen to 20...
The performance demands of...
04/03/2003
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
04/03/2003
Nicholas Sol, DPM
Have you seen your share of patients who have back pain as a result of compensating for gait-related problems? If so, you’re not alone. Some patients may indeed get relief from lower back pain after getting custom orthotics. With this in...
Have you seen your share of patients who have back pain as a result of compensating for gait-related problems? If so, you’re not alone. Some patients may indeed get relief from lower back pain after getting custom orthotics. With this in...
Have you seen your share of...
04/03/2003
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