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Volume 29 - Issue 1 - January 2016

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12/31/2015
Mira Pandya, BS; Martin C. Yorath, DPM, FACFAS; Priya Patel, BS; Justin Singh, BA; Stephanie C. Wu, DPM, MSc, FACFAS; Kathryn Alleva, BS; Elizabeth Neubauer, BS
Given that financial concerns can be a barrier to healthcare, these authors discuss the workup of a patient with a painless, pedunculated mass, which had grown increasingly larger over a decade.    Financial barriers can often...
Given that financial concerns can be a barrier to healthcare, these authors discuss the workup of a patient with a painless, pedunculated mass, which had grown increasingly larger over a decade.    Financial barriers can often...
Given that financial concerns...
12/31/2015
Podiatry Today
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12/31/2015
David M. Davidson, DPM
This author presents a guide to using radiosurgery, an advanced form of electrosurgery, to minimize tissue damage and improve the efficiency of common surgical procedures.
This author presents a guide to using radiosurgery, an advanced form of electrosurgery, to minimize tissue damage and improve the efficiency of common surgical procedures.
This author presents a guide to...
12/31/2015
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
12/15/2015
Kathleen Trotter, DPM; John F. Grady, DPM, FACFAS, FACPM, FAAPSM, FASPS, FFPM
Charcot foot and ankle reconstruction is a challenge few surgeons are willing to undertake and yet the demand for the specialty is ever increasing. The correlation between diabetic neuropathy and Charcot neuroarthropathy is no mystery. On the...
Charcot foot and ankle reconstruction is a challenge few surgeons are willing to undertake and yet the demand for the specialty is ever increasing. The correlation between diabetic neuropathy and Charcot neuroarthropathy is no mystery. On the...
Charcot foot and ankle...
12/15/2015
Podiatry Today
Q&A
12/15/2015
Kazu Suzuki, DPM, CWS
After decades of use in other healthcare disciplines, amniotic membrane modalities are showing promise in the podiatric arena. These experts tackle the subject of using amniotic membrane products to facilitate wound healing, discuss using...
After decades of use in other healthcare disciplines, amniotic membrane modalities are showing promise in the podiatric arena. These experts tackle the subject of using amniotic membrane products to facilitate wound healing, discuss using...
After decades of use in other...
12/15/2015
Podiatry Today
Feature
12/15/2015
Lawrence M. Karam, PC
Although electronic health records (EHRs) have streamlined podiatric record-keeping, inappropriate use or an overreliance on pre-populated templates can lead to the courtroom. This attorney presents several scenarios of potential malpractice...
Although electronic health records (EHRs) have streamlined podiatric record-keeping, inappropriate use or an overreliance on pre-populated templates can lead to the courtroom. This attorney presents several scenarios of potential malpractice...
Although electronic health...
12/15/2015
Podiatry Today
Feature
12/16/2015
Craig Clifford, DPM, MHA, AACFAS, FACFAS, FACFAOM
K-wires? Absorbable fixation? Intramedullary devices? What is the most cost-effective fixation for hammertoe procedures? With this question in mind, this author reviews the literature on the subject and discusses key considerations in...
K-wires? Absorbable fixation? Intramedullary devices? What is the most cost-effective fixation for hammertoe procedures? With this question in mind, this author reviews the literature on the subject and discusses key considerations in...
K-wires? Absorbable fixation?...
12/16/2015
Podiatry Today
Feature
12/16/2015
Scott A. Fishman, DPM, FACFAS; Stephen L. Barrett, DPM, FACFAS, MBA, FAENS, CWS
Yes. While improvements in the understanding of plantar fasciopathy and advances in diagnosis and treatment have reduced the need for endoscopic plantar fasciotomy (EPF), it remains an efficacious procedure for properly selected...
Yes. While improvements in the understanding of plantar fasciopathy and advances in diagnosis and treatment have reduced the need for endoscopic plantar fasciotomy (EPF), it remains an efficacious procedure for properly selected...
Yes. While improvements in the...
12/16/2015
Podiatry Today
Feature
12/16/2015
Eric Feit, DPM, FACFAS; Alona Kashanian, DPM
Pediatric patients can suffer from a variety of conditions, both symptomatic and asymptomatic. These authors present their experience in treating conditions such as hallux valgus, plantar warts and flatfoot in children.
Pediatric patients can suffer from a variety of conditions, both symptomatic and asymptomatic. These authors present their experience in treating conditions such as hallux valgus, plantar warts and flatfoot in children.
Pediatric patients can suffer...
12/16/2015
Podiatry Today