Volume 20 - Issue 5 - May 2007
News and Trends
05/03/2007
Brian McCurdy
Doctors in various professions have noted the deleterious effects of smoking on post-op healing. A new study says smokers take almost twice as long to heal as nonsmokers and also sheds light on another aspect of smoking: the delayed effects...
Doctors in various professions have noted the deleterious effects of smoking on post-op healing. A new study says smokers take almost twice as long to heal as nonsmokers and also sheds light on another aspect of smoking: the delayed effects...
Doctors in various professions...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
05/03/2007
Greg Mowen, DPM
Editor’s note: Peripheral nerve decompression for patients with diabetes and lower extremity neuropathy continues to be a hotly debated topic in podiatric medicine and other specialties. The driving force of evidence based medicine has looked...
Editor’s note: Peripheral nerve decompression for patients with diabetes and lower extremity neuropathy continues to be a hotly debated topic in podiatric medicine and other specialties. The driving force of evidence based medicine has looked...
Editor’s note: Peripheral nerve...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Q&A
05/03/2007
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) can have a positive effect on wound healing. These panelists detail what types of wounds can benefit from the technology, when to consider negative pressure and how various NPWT devices compare to one...
Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) can have a positive effect on wound healing. These panelists detail what types of wounds can benefit from the technology, when to consider negative pressure and how various NPWT devices compare to one...
Negative pressure wound therapy...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Surgical Pearls
05/03/2007
Devon Glazer, DPM, FACFAS
Nonunions can be difficult to address with any patient. Accordingly, the surgeon may benefit from any additional modalities that can prevent a recurrent nonunion after a revision. When evaluating a nonunion for surgical revision, one should...
Nonunions can be difficult to address with any patient. Accordingly, the surgeon may benefit from any additional modalities that can prevent a recurrent nonunion after a revision. When evaluating a nonunion for surgical revision, one should...
Nonunions can be difficult to...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
05/03/2007
Robert J. Smith
Ambiguity and inconsistency seem to reign when it comes to the podiatric scope of practice in different states. This author consults leading DPMs in the legal battles over podiatric scope of practice and whether a uniform national scope of...
Ambiguity and inconsistency seem to reign when it comes to the podiatric scope of practice in different states. This author consults leading DPMs in the legal battles over podiatric scope of practice and whether a uniform national scope of...
Ambiguity and inconsistency seem...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
05/03/2007
Douglas Richie, Jr., DPM, FACFAS, FAAPSM
Emphasizing an increased awareness of those who may be at risk for fall injuries, this author discusses key elements in facilitating one's balance and reviews key studies to assess the potential impact of foot orthoses in improving balance.
Emphasizing an increased awareness of those who may be at risk for fall injuries, this author discusses key elements in facilitating one's balance and reviews key studies to assess the potential impact of foot orthoses in improving balance.
Emphasizing an increased...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
05/03/2007
Lowell Scott Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS
Emphasizing careful assessment of the etiology and underlying contributing factor to subtalar joint instability, this author reviews pertinent conservative and surgical options for treating this conditin in children and adults.
Emphasizing careful assessment of the etiology and underlying contributing factor to subtalar joint instability, this author reviews pertinent conservative and surgical options for treating this conditin in children and adults.
Emphasizing careful assessment...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
05/03/2007
Tamara D. Fishman, DPM
Given the poor healing rates, high recurrence and castly nature of venous stasis ulcerations, this author offers a primer on key clinical signs, helpful insights on compression and wound care modalities, and underscores the importance of...
Given the poor healing rates, high recurrence and castly nature of venous stasis ulcerations, this author offers a primer on key clinical signs, helpful insights on compression and wound care modalities, and underscores the importance of...
Given the poor healing rates,...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Education
05/03/2007
Peter A. Blume, DPM, FACFAS; Bauer E. Sumpio, MD, PhD; Michael G. Palladino, DPM, FACFAS; Daniel T. Halloran, DPM
Given the relatively common prevalence of peripheral vascualr disease and its potential complications in the lower extremity, these authors offer key diagnostic insights with a particular emphasis on non-invasive screening tools.
Given the relatively common prevalence of peripheral vascualr disease and its potential complications in the lower extremity, these authors offer key diagnostic insights with a particular emphasis on non-invasive screening tools.
Given the relatively common...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
05/03/2007
Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS
There has been a great deal of debate over the years about the potential cause of foot pain being associated with tightness and decreased dorsiflexion motion at the ankle due to an equinus deformity. To define equinus, we look at the horse...
There has been a great deal of debate over the years about the potential cause of foot pain being associated with tightness and decreased dorsiflexion motion at the ankle due to an equinus deformity. To define equinus, we look at the horse...
There has been a great deal of...
05/03/2007
Podiatry Today
