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Diabetic Foot & Ankle
One of the complications of the diabetes mellitus is the amputation of the lower limbs. This complication may be developed after an insidious ulcer, that may be raised by the peripheral neuropathy or the ischaemic limb, and that the ulcer get infected. That is, to develop an ulcer, in the diabetic patient, three factors should be taken into the account, the autonomic nervous system, the blood supply and the immune system.
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Physicians Practice
From creating new services to making better use of tech, make 2018 your practice's best year ever. Here are seven strategies that can help.
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Podiatry Today
Transferring the peroneus longus tendon to the peroneus brevis tendon can be a valuable correction for peroneus longus overdrive due to a sub-first metatarsal diabetic foot ulcer as the procedure helps balance the foot and prevents recurrence of deformity. These authors detail the diagnosis of peroneus longus overdrive and offer a comprehensive guide to performing the procedure.
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Lower Extremity Review
Lower extremity muscle force during gait differs significantly among patients with diabetic neuropathy, patients with diabetes but no neuropathy, and controls, according to research from Brazil that underscores the importance of maintaining proximal muscle function in patients with diabetes.
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CNN
Dozens of parasitic worms were found burrowing in the feet of a young Canadian couple after a recent trip to the Dominican Republic. Eddie Zytner, 25, and his girlfriend, Katie Stephens, 22, of Windsor, Ontario, returned home Jan. 18 with itchy feet. Four days later, that itch turned into painful swelling and blisters, he said. The pain became so intense that they could not tolerate shoes or socks and had to rely on crutches to walk.
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Foot & Ankle International
Nonoperative treatment is feasible in most patients with acute Achilles tendon rupture. Risk factors associated with failed nonoperative treatment are poorly understood. We investigated risk factors associated with rerupture after nonoperative treatment and otherwise failed nonoperative treatment of Achilles tendon rupture.
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Podiatry Today
A new article fuels the controversy about a new method to correct hallux abducto valgus deformity in the frontal plane. Klemola and coworkers have published the third in their series of studies using their new modification of the Lapidus procedure to correct HAV, incorporating a frontal plane rotation of the first metatarsal when fusing the first tarsometatarsal joint. However, contrary to the trend here in the U.S. incorporating a varus or inversion correction, Klemola and coworkers rotate the first metatarsal in the opposite direction.
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Podiatry Management
The seven deadly sins of
medical practice may not
consign you to the flames
of hell, but committing
any of them will definitely
affect your practice’s success and
profitability. The practice will suffer
if: 1) the doctor is not accessible to
patients; 2) you do not check your
online reputation frequently; 3) you
do not evaluate claims denials; 4)
you do not take steps to make sure
your practice shows up on the first
page of a Google search; 5) you do
not pay attention to overhead and
staff turnover; 6) you do not start
the day on time; and 7) you do not
protect the practice against embezzlement.
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ACFAOM
The SPARK! seminar series, jointly presented by ACFAOM and OHI, continues in 2018 with the promise to utterly transform your practice beginning the very next day. SPARK!2018 will inspire and equip you to maximize non-surgical patient care in 3 critical areas of increasing relevance to the public and podiatry: fall risk, AFO therapy, and pediatrics. You will come away with the knowledge and hands-on, practical experience to profoundly improve your bottom line and grow the acquisition value of your practice, all while delivering increasingly essential, life-altering care. Guaranteed*.
To both enhance the value we deliver and because your staff is the fulcrum of your success, each Practitioner registration includes one free staff registration! For more information CLICK HERE
ACFAOM
An ACFAOM Certified Clinical Podiatric Medical Assistant (CCPMA) can perform routine nail care, pre-treatment foot exams, collect client health information correctly, set up a sterile field and much more. Click here for additional information about the CCPMA qualification and its potential value for your practice.
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Gait & Posture
Lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries are common, complex, and costly problems. Literature supports associations between static foot structure and dynamic foot function, as well as between overuse injury and demographic characteristics.
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