Volume 17 - Issue 6 - June 2004
06/03/2004
Jeff A. Hall
There was a great moment during the first International Foot and Ankle Congress (IFAC) meeting in New Orleans, where podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons convened to share their knowledge and experience. During his lecture on performing an FHL...
There was a great moment during the first International Foot and Ankle Congress (IFAC) meeting in New Orleans, where podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons convened to share their knowledge and experience. During his lecture on performing an FHL...
There was a great moment during...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Practice Builders
06/03/2004
Steven Peltz, CHBC
When you decide to hire a new podiatrist for your practice, one of the most important decisions you will face is deciding how much to pay your new hire. Ideally, you want to pay a base salary and offer an incentive that encourages the new...
When you decide to hire a new podiatrist for your practice, one of the most important decisions you will face is deciding how much to pay your new hire. Ideally, you want to pay a base salary and offer an incentive that encourages the new...
When you decide to hire a new...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
06/03/2004
G. Dock Dockery, DPM, FACFAS
Serious foot infections result from a combination of factors including disease, injury, neuropathy, vascular impairment and insufficient wound healing. Diabetic patients, in particular, are at high risk of developing serious complications in...
Serious foot infections result from a combination of factors including disease, injury, neuropathy, vascular impairment and insufficient wound healing. Diabetic patients, in particular, are at high risk of developing serious complications in...
Serious foot infections result...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Orthotics Q&A
06/03/2004
Nicholas Romansky, DPM, FACFAS
There is no shortage of issues to consider when you are prescribing custom orthotics for different types of patients, whether it’s knowing what to look for during the biomechanical exam or understanding the keys to proper casting. With these...
There is no shortage of issues to consider when you are prescribing custom orthotics for different types of patients, whether it’s knowing what to look for during the biomechanical exam or understanding the keys to proper casting. With these...
There is no shortage of issues...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
06/03/2004
Robert L. Goldstucker, JD, Esq; Jeffrey Cade Christensen, DPM, FACFAS; Lawrence M. Fallat, DPM, FACFAS; Michael W. Downey, DPM, FACFAS; Steven L. Mandel, MD; Nelson Hendler, MD, MS
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has emerged as one of the more controversial topics in podiatry in recent years. Not only are there no clear-cut answers in regard to the etiology of the condition, standard terminology for describing the...
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) has emerged as one of the more controversial topics in podiatry in recent years. Not only are there no clear-cut answers in regard to the etiology of the condition, standard terminology for describing the...
Complex regional pain syndrome...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
06/03/2004
Jason Pollard, DPM; Richard Stess, DPM
Charcot neuroarthropathy is a progressive deterioration of a joint characterized by a loss of sensation. When left untreated, this condition can lead to pathological fractures, joint dislocation/subluxation and deformity. This condition...
Charcot neuroarthropathy is a progressive deterioration of a joint characterized by a loss of sensation. When left untreated, this condition can lead to pathological fractures, joint dislocation/subluxation and deformity. This condition...
Charcot neuroarthropathy is a...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
06/03/2004
Cryogenic neuroablation is a safe, minimally invasive option that is less painful than alcohol injections and may facilitate a reduced risk of stump neuromas, according to this author. By Lawrence Fallat, DPM Morton’s neuroma (perineural...
Cryogenic neuroablation is a safe, minimally invasive option that is less painful than alcohol injections and may facilitate a reduced risk of stump neuromas, according to this author. By Lawrence Fallat, DPM Morton’s neuroma (perineural...
Cryogenic neuroablation is a...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
Education
06/03/2004
David J. Levine, DPM, cPed
Small, seemingly inconsequential leg length differences (LLD) can lead to symptomatic biomechanical asymmetry. Without careful examination, subtle LLDs can go undetected as can the etiology of the pathology they create. Differences in leg...
Small, seemingly inconsequential leg length differences (LLD) can lead to symptomatic biomechanical asymmetry. Without careful examination, subtle LLDs can go undetected as can the etiology of the pathology they create. Differences in leg...
Small, seemingly inconsequential...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
06/03/2004
Robert George Smith, DPM, MSc, RPh, cPed, CPRS
Doc Baker had it easy. As the only physician in Walnut Grove, he had the market cornered. Anyone who lived in or visited the fictional center of the Little House On The Prairie television series (whether it was Laura Ingalls, Nellie Olsen or...
Doc Baker had it easy. As the only physician in Walnut Grove, he had the market cornered. Anyone who lived in or visited the fictional center of the Little House On The Prairie television series (whether it was Laura Ingalls, Nellie Olsen or...
Doc Baker had it easy. As the...
06/03/2004
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
06/03/2004
Brian McCurdy
Two new international studies reveal intriguing findings in the realm of diabetes research. In the Finland-United States Investigation of NIDDM Genetics (FUSION) study, which involved over 1,200 patients, researchers identified 10 single...
Two new international studies reveal intriguing findings in the realm of diabetes research. In the Finland-United States Investigation of NIDDM Genetics (FUSION) study, which involved over 1,200 patients, researchers identified 10 single...
Two new international studies...
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