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As 2022 comes to a close, ACPM wishes its members, educational partners and all members of our profession a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the profession, we plan to provide the readers of the ACPM Foot & Ankle Weekly a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Tuesday, Jan. 10.
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The effects of cycling shoe stiffness on forefoot pressure
National Library of Medicine via PubMed
From April 12: Plantar pressure data were recorded in two different shoe types to determine the effect of cycling shoe stiffness on peak plantar forefoot pressure in cyclists. Two pairs of shoes of the same size and manufacturer, identical except for outsole material and stiffness, were tested.
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Low vitamin D levels linked to diabetic foot ulcer in elderly diabetics
Medical Dialogues
From June 14: Vitamin D is closely correlated with Diabetic foot ulcers and is an independent protective factor for DFU in elderly patients, shows a study presented in preprint under review at BMC Endocrine Disorders. Vitamin D screening or supplementation through diet or other methods might be beneficial to prevent DFU and improve the prognosis of DM patients.
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OSHA, the exposure control plan and the podiatry practice
Podiatry Management
From January 11: OSHA, the Occupational
Safety and Health Act, became federal law at the
end of 1970. All podiatrists with one or more
employees come under the rubric of
OSHA. This would not include sole
practitioners or partners with no employees. It would include any employees of a solo practice or partnership.
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Researchers develop new bandage treatment to treat diabetic foot ulcers
News Medical Life Sciences
From October 11: Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have designed a new bandage treatment, known as a scaffold, to treat diabetic foot ulcers, which is cost-effective while improving patient outcomes. Produced by 3D bioprinting, the scaffolds slowly release antibiotics over a four-week period to effectively treat the wound.
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Penetrating fungicidal therapy fast-acting lipophilic vehicle. For over 60 years, the FDA has approved the use of Soluble Tolnaftate1 for the treatment of fungal infections, such as athlete’s foot, ringworm, and jock itch. Soluble Tolnaftate1 is the active ingredient in FungiFoam®.
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Kinetic changes during a 6-week minimal footwear and gait-retraining intervention in runners
Journal of Sports Sciences
From February 15: An evaluation of a six-week Combined minimal footwear transition and gait-retraining combination vs. gait retraining only on impact characteristics and leg stiffness. Twenty-four trained male runners were randomly assigned to either (1) Minimalist footwear transition Combined with gait-retraining over a six-week period ("Combined" group; n = 12) examined in both footwear, or (2) a gait-retraining group only with no minimalist footwear exposure ("Control"; n = 12).
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Management of the diabetic foot
ScienceDirect via Seminars in Vascular Surgery
From April 26: The increasing prevalence of diabatic foot ulcers (DFU) is not only costly, but also carries a large mortality burden. In this article, we discuss important traditional concepts in the management of DFUs and elaborate on how new technologies have expanded our ability to effectively treat DFUs.
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Diabetic foot: Moderate to severe soft tissue infections
Physician's Weekly
From August 9: The possible time period of antibiotic therapy for soft tissue infections of the diabetic foot remained not known. For a study, researchers determined if antibiotic therapy after debridement for a short (10 days), compared with a long (20 days), time period for soft tissue infections of the diabetic foot resulted in similar rates of clinical remission and adverse events (AE).
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Could neuropathic pain be a consequence of treatment for diabetes?
Podiatry Today
From March 22: Podiatric physicians are often one of the first health professionals consulted by patients for neuropathic lower extremity pain. It is essential as a health professional to recognize various causes of lower extremity neuropathic pain.
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Low vitamin D links with increased diabetic foot ulcers
MedScape
From July 5: This was a retrospective analysis of 339 hospitalized patients with Type 2 diabetes aged 60-90 years seen between January 2020 and March 2020, including 204 with and 135 without diabetic foot ulcers.
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