Volume 19 - Issue 8 - August 2006
08/03/2006
Pruritus is a symptom complex rather than a dermatological condition. It is a very common manifestation of skin diseases described as an itch that makes a person want to scratch. It can be frustrating and cause some patients severe...
Pruritus is a symptom complex rather than a dermatological condition. It is a very common manifestation of skin diseases described as an itch that makes a person want to scratch. It can be frustrating and cause some patients severe...
Pruritus is a symptom complex...
08/03/2006
Podiatry Today
08/03/2006
Screws, plates, staples, pins and wires are the hardware that the foot and ankle surgeon uses to fixate fractures, fusions and/or osteotomies. An infection involving hardware may jeopardize the bone healing process and is a precarious...
Screws, plates, staples, pins and wires are the hardware that the foot and ankle surgeon uses to fixate fractures, fusions and/or osteotomies. An infection involving hardware may jeopardize the bone healing process and is a precarious...
Screws, plates, staples, pins...
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Podiatry Today
08/03/2006
Yes. By Patrick A. DeHeer, DPM. While this author has had success with conservative treatment, particularly sclerosing therapy, he emphasizes that a plantar approach to the neurectomy can be effective when surgery is indicated. Morton’s...
Yes. By Patrick A. DeHeer, DPM. While this author has had success with conservative treatment, particularly sclerosing therapy, he emphasizes that a plantar approach to the neurectomy can be effective when surgery is indicated. Morton’s...
Yes. By Patrick A. DeHeer,...
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Podiatry Today
08/03/2006
Approximately 800,000 new cases of diabetes mellitus are diagnosed each year. The disease affects over 18 million people, approximately 6 percent of the population of the United States.1 Type 2 diabetes, which is typically not diagnosed in...
Approximately 800,000 new cases of diabetes mellitus are diagnosed each year. The disease affects over 18 million people, approximately 6 percent of the population of the United States.1 Type 2 diabetes, which is typically not diagnosed in...
Approximately 800,000 new...
08/03/2006
Podiatry Today
08/03/2006
The modern podiatric physician is faced with many challenges when it comes to appropriate patient selection for surgical procedures. Specifically, when it comes to the high-risk patient with diabetes, there are potential challenges that...
The modern podiatric physician is faced with many challenges when it comes to appropriate patient selection for surgical procedures. Specifically, when it comes to the high-risk patient with diabetes, there are potential challenges that...
The modern podiatric...
08/03/2006
Podiatry Today
08/03/2006
As the podiatry profession continues to grow, new technologies emerge to help DPMs address key challenges in providing optimal care for their patients. These modalities include not only novel antibiotics to fight infection but a...
As the podiatry profession continues to grow, new technologies emerge to help DPMs address key challenges in providing optimal care for their patients. These modalities include not only novel antibiotics to fight infection but a...
As the podiatry profession...
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Podiatry Today
Column
Industry News
08/03/2006
More Specific Orthotics
Do you need orthotics that are specifically tailored to the pathologies of your patients? You may not need to look any further than three new Pathology Specific Orthoses. ProLab Orthotics/USA says it designed the...
More Specific Orthotics
Do you need orthotics that are specifically tailored to the pathologies of your patients? You may not need to look any further than three new Pathology Specific Orthoses. ProLab Orthotics/USA says it designed the...
More Specific Orthotics
Do you...
08/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Forum
08/03/2006
I do not care much for equipment failures. If you take good care of your stuff and do not abuse your equipment and instruments, they should last forever or at least for another three years until I retire. Tell that to my cast saw. A...
I do not care much for equipment failures. If you take good care of your stuff and do not abuse your equipment and instruments, they should last forever or at least for another three years until I retire. Tell that to my cast saw. A...
I do not care much for...
08/03/2006
Podiatry Today
News and Trends
08/03/2006
CMS To Begin Competitive Bidding Process For DME
Changes are underway at the federal level to the durable medical equipment (DME) system for Medicare patients and may have an effect on podiatry practices and patient care. The Center for...
CMS To Begin Competitive Bidding Process For DME
Changes are underway at the federal level to the durable medical equipment (DME) system for Medicare patients and may have an effect on podiatry practices and patient care. The Center for...
CMS To Begin Competitive Bidding...
08/03/2006
Podiatry Today
Diabetes Watch
08/03/2006
Reducing the number of lower extremity amputations is a goal for all clinicians caring for patients with diabetes. In spite of this, the numbers of limb-threatening infections and subsequent amputations continue to rise each year. While...
Reducing the number of lower extremity amputations is a goal for all clinicians caring for patients with diabetes. In spite of this, the numbers of limb-threatening infections and subsequent amputations continue to rise each year. While...
Reducing the number of lower...
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