This message was sent to ##Email## March 3, 2020 Home  |   About  |   Education  |   Members Only Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise      TOP NEWS A surprisingly simple solution for revising fifth toe arthroplasty Podiatry Today Erika Schwartz DPM FACFAS writes: A patient presents to the office with fifth toe pain and it has been over six months since the patient had surgery with another provider. This is a situation I often find myself in and I have to assume I am not alone. Sometimes, the toe appears to have healed well with radiographs showing a seemingly appropriate resection of the proximal phalangeal head and proper toe position.  READ MORE    PROFESSION NEWS Why human feet evolved arches — and what happens if you lack them National Geographic For more than a century, evolutionary biologists have admired the exquisite design of the human foot and how its features make it possible for us to effortlessly walk upright. Our short toes, for example, enable us to run long distances. Now, a paper published recently in Nature makes the case that another part of our anatomy — an arch running over the top of the foot — plays a bigger role than previously thought in mobility.  READ MORE    SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Innovatix, LLC Physical Therapy Supplies for Businesses Find Top Physical Therapy Supplies Rehab Equipment and Supplies, Chiropractic Supplies, Physical Therapy Supplies We Offer a Variety of Physical Therapy Products So You Can Find the Right Equipment Physical Therapy Supplies for Businesses. We Provide the Tools, You Provide the Results.   Which modifier should I use? Podiatry Management This month, we will discuss the procedure and service modifiers -58, -76, -77, -78, -79. Within this article, the term “same physician” refers to you or anyone within your billing group and the phrase “different physician” refers to anyone not in your billing group. Modifiers are used to provide additional information to third-party claim payers or reviewers explaining what was done and why they should be covered.  READ MORE Electrospun nanofibers as a wound dressing for treating diabetic foot ulcer Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Diabetes is one of the most prevalent diseases in the world with high-mortality and complex complications including diabetic foot ulcer. It has been reported that the difficulties in repairing the wound related to DFU has much relationship with the wound infection, change of inflammatory responses, lack of extracellular matrix, and the failure of angiogenesis.  READ MORE Accuracy of a foot temperature monitoring mat for predicting diabetic foot ulcers in patients with recent wounds or partial foot amputation Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice Researchers examined the efficiency of once-daily foot temperature monitoring for prognosticating foot ulceration in diabetic patients with recent wounds and partial foot amputation, complications previously regarded as challenging. Data from a recent study in 129 participants with a previously-healed diabetic foot ulcer were assessed for this planned analysis.  READ MORE AMA: Digital health tools are more important than ever to physicians By Scott E. Rupp Physicians have been using more digital health tools since 2016, according to the American Medical Association, which first benchmarked the transformation at that time. According to continued research, the AMA reports that more physicians than ever say they understand the benefits of digital health tools for driving improved efficiency and safety at the point of care. As reported through the survey, the AMA pointed out specific insights in seven categories of digital adoption.  READ MORE Correlation between diabetic peripheral neuropathy and sarcopenia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot disease: A cross-sectional study Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy The present study was designed to determine the relationships between sarcopenia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and diabetic foot disease respectively. A total of 1104 patients with T2DM and 257 patients with DFD were included in the study, which was designed as a cross-sectional study. Body composition was assessed using dual-energy X-ray-absorptiometry.  READ MORE     CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLE OF INTEREST Hip external rotation stiffness and midfoot passive mechanical resistance are associated with lower limb movement in the frontal and transverse planes during gait Gait & Posture Hip external rotation stiffness, midfoot passive mechanical resistance and foot alignment may influence on ankle, knee and hip movement in the frontal and transverse planes during gait. Hip stiffness, midfoot mechanical resistance, and foot alignment of thirty healthy participants (18 females and 12 males) with average age of 25.4 years were measured.  READ MORE    MISSED AN ISSUE OF FOOT & ANKLE WEEKLY? VISIT AND SEARCH THE ARCHIVE TODAY. 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