Volume 20 - Issue 11 - November 2007
Surgical Pearls
11/03/2007
Andreas Boker, MD; Jesse Burks, DPM
The fully keratinized, thick multilayered structure of the nail plate presents a formidable barrier to nail bed access. This limits the options for treatment of nail diseases such as onychomycosis and subungual hematoma from nail trauma....
The fully keratinized, thick multilayered structure of the nail plate presents a formidable barrier to nail bed access. This limits the options for treatment of nail diseases such as onychomycosis and subungual hematoma from nail trauma....
The fully keratinized, thick...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Treatment Dilemmas
11/03/2007
Babak Baravarian, DPM, FACFAS; Bora Rhim, DPM
In the United States, at least 10 percent of the population experiences heel pain secondary to plantar fasciitis. Reportedly, 600,000 outpatient visits to medical professionals a year are due to plantar fasciitis.1 According to a 2003 study,...
In the United States, at least 10 percent of the population experiences heel pain secondary to plantar fasciitis. Reportedly, 600,000 outpatient visits to medical professionals a year are due to plantar fasciitis.1 According to a 2003 study,...
In the United States, at least...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
11/03/2007
Aaron Becker
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently garnered the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Approval, offers a wound care solution that combines an enzymatic debridement therapy with all-natural elements to help protect and nourish cells.
The...
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently garnered the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Approval, offers a wound care solution that combines an enzymatic debridement therapy with all-natural elements to help protect and nourish cells.
The...
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Clinical Solutions in Practice
11/03/2007
Aaron Becker
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently garnered the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Approval, offers a wound care solution that combines an enzymatic debridement therapy with all-natural elements to help protect and nourish cells.
The...
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently garnered the American Podiatric Medical Association Seal of Approval, offers a wound care solution that combines an enzymatic debridement therapy with all-natural elements to help protect and nourish cells.
The...
Ocean Aid Spray, which recently...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Industry News
11/03/2007
Healing wounds with silver is a tried and true practice, and a new product makes silver use simpler.
Allevyn™ Ag Silver Wound Dressings are composed of hydrocellular foam and are part of a line of products that manage fluids and have moisture...
Healing wounds with silver is a tried and true practice, and a new product makes silver use simpler.
Allevyn™ Ag Silver Wound Dressings are composed of hydrocellular foam and are part of a line of products that manage fluids and have moisture...
Healing wounds with silver is a...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Forum
11/03/2007
John H. McCord, DPM
I am going through an interesting phase of my career as a podiatrist. I am trying to find a replacement for myself when I walk out the back door December 31, 2008. I plan to throw the keys to the office behind me and lock myself out. My...
I am going through an interesting phase of my career as a podiatrist. I am trying to find a replacement for myself when I walk out the back door December 31, 2008. I plan to throw the keys to the office behind me and lock myself out. My...
I am going through an...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Education
11/03/2007
Charles F. Peebles, DPM, MRCP, FRCR
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-216/ There may be a tendency to leap to a plantar fasciitis diagnosis when patients present with heel pain. However, this author emphasizes...
Please click here for the full Continuing Medical Education article: http://www.naccme.com/program/n-216/ There may be a tendency to leap to a plantar fasciitis diagnosis when patients present with heel pain. However, this author emphasizes...
Please click here for the full...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
11/03/2007
Brian McCurdy
Given that patients with diabetes can face extensive treatments due to the risk of complications, adherence to treatment regimens may be a problem due to a perceived decline in their quality of life.
A new study finds that although end-stage...
Given that patients with diabetes can face extensive treatments due to the risk of complications, adherence to treatment regimens may be a problem due to a perceived decline in their quality of life.
A new study finds that although end-stage...
Given that patients with...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
11/03/2007
John S. Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS; Paul J. Kim, DPM, MS, FACFAS
While various researchers have implicated the equinus deformity as a major deforming force in a host of foot and ankle pathologies, the exact definition of equinus remains unclear.1-4 However, Root states that “the minimal range of ankle...
While various researchers have implicated the equinus deformity as a major deforming force in a host of foot and ankle pathologies, the exact definition of equinus remains unclear.1-4 However, Root states that “the minimal range of ankle...
While various researchers have...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
Q&A
11/03/2007
Lawrence G. Karlock, DPM, FACFAS
Important questions arise when traumatic wounds occur in the lower extremity. Accordingly, our expert panelists address key considerations in the initial evaluation and when one should consider an amputation. They also explore the use of soft...
Important questions arise when traumatic wounds occur in the lower extremity. Accordingly, our expert panelists address key considerations in the initial evaluation and when one should consider an amputation. They also explore the use of soft...
Important questions arise when...
11/03/2007
Podiatry Today
