Volume 20 - Issue 3 - March 2007
News and Trends
03/03/2007
Brian McCurdy
How Effective Is The PTB Test In Diagnosing Osteomyelitis?
There has been some recent debate within the profession about the effectiveness of the probe-to-bone (PTB) test in diagnosing osteomyelitis. A new study in Diabetes Care has...
How Effective Is The PTB Test In Diagnosing Osteomyelitis?
There has been some recent debate within the profession about the effectiveness of the probe-to-bone (PTB) test in diagnosing osteomyelitis. A new study in Diabetes Care has...
How Effective Is The PTB Test In...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Education
03/03/2007
Eric Espensen, DPM
Diabetic wounds are a common occurrence in wound care centers and private practice. With the escalating rate of diabetes, more and more patients are developing wounds that require care. Wound care for diabetic wounds routinely includes...
Diabetic wounds are a common occurrence in wound care centers and private practice. With the escalating rate of diabetes, more and more patients are developing wounds that require care. Wound care for diabetic wounds routinely includes...
Diabetic wounds are a...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
03/03/2007
Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS; Justin Franson, DPM
Hallux limitus, by definition, is a decrease in sagittal plane dorsiflexion of the hallux at the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) when the foot is in a weightbearing or simulated weightbearing position. With this in mind, let us...
Hallux limitus, by definition, is a decrease in sagittal plane dorsiflexion of the hallux at the first metatarsophalangeal joint (MPJ) when the foot is in a weightbearing or simulated weightbearing position. With this in mind, let us...
Hallux limitus, by...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
03/03/2007
Aaron Becker
Facilitating the healing of nonunion fractures can be challenging. In order to address this challenge, a number of practitioners have been turning to the DonJoy OL1000 Bone Growth Stimulator as it reportedly provides an easy to use,...
Facilitating the healing of nonunion fractures can be challenging. In order to address this challenge, a number of practitioners have been turning to the DonJoy OL1000 Bone Growth Stimulator as it reportedly provides an easy to use,...
Facilitating the healing...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
03/03/2007
Aaron Becker
Facilitating the healing of nonunion fractures can be challenging. In order to address this challenge, a number of practitioners have been turning to the DonJoy OL1000 Bone Growth Stimulator as it reportedly provides an easy to use,...
Facilitating the healing of nonunion fractures can be challenging. In order to address this challenge, a number of practitioners have been turning to the DonJoy OL1000 Bone Growth Stimulator as it reportedly provides an easy to use,...
Facilitating the healing...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Industry News
03/03/2007
Picturing Wounds Accurately
As wounds progress through different stages of healing, it is important to have an accurate method of tracking their progress. With the new PictZar® medical software program, one would take a digital...
Picturing Wounds Accurately
As wounds progress through different stages of healing, it is important to have an accurate method of tracking their progress. With the new PictZar® medical software program, one would take a digital...
Picturing Wounds Accurately
...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Forum
03/03/2007
Larry Crystal, DPM
“Good morning, Chief” “Here comes the Chief” and “Good morning, Mr. President” are all greetings that I have heard since I was elected into the position of Medical Staff President of a tri-campus rural hospital with 65 active staff and...
“Good morning, Chief” “Here comes the Chief” and “Good morning, Mr. President” are all greetings that I have heard since I was elected into the position of Medical Staff President of a tri-campus rural hospital with 65 active staff and...
“Good morning, Chief” “Here...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
03/03/2007
John S. Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS; Jessica Kaylor, BA
Although the patient with diabetes and renal failure presents serious challenges to the limb salvage team, there is evidence and argument to support aggressive treatment and attempted limb salvage in a multidisciplinary clinical...
Although the patient with diabetes and renal failure presents serious challenges to the limb salvage team, there is evidence and argument to support aggressive treatment and attempted limb salvage in a multidisciplinary clinical...
Although the patient with...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Q&A
03/03/2007
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
When it comes to patients with ischemic foot ulcers, potential complications can be dire. Accordingly, it is important to have a firm grasp on diagnostic studies as well as current and emerging treatment options that may enhance outcomes...
When it comes to patients with ischemic foot ulcers, potential complications can be dire. Accordingly, it is important to have a firm grasp on diagnostic studies as well as current and emerging treatment options that may enhance outcomes...
When it comes to patients...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
03/03/2007
Ahmad Farah, DPM; Anthony Weinert, DPM; Ali Elkhalil, DPM
Practitioners have described various osteotomies for the proximal hallux. However, the Akin closing wedge osteotomy is currently the most common procedure. Podiatric surgeons commonly employ the transverse plane closing wedge osteotomy...
Practitioners have described various osteotomies for the proximal hallux. However, the Akin closing wedge osteotomy is currently the most common procedure. Podiatric surgeons commonly employ the transverse plane closing wedge osteotomy...
Practitioners have...
03/03/2007
Podiatry Today
