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Journal of International Translational Medicine
Diabetic foot ulcers are as a chronic wound with a serious and rampant complication of diabetes mellitus. Treatment of DFU remains often challenging and time-consuming due to consecutive uncomfortable outcomes. Therefore, this review helps to inform clinicians of the current status of new effective therapies for DFUs.
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Lower Extremity Review
In medical school, we were taught that Weber B ankle fractures required the six-week cast immobilization protocol. But for many of us, that protocol has felt excessive due to concerns of increased ankle stiffness, decreased ankle strength and the possibility of a thrombotic event.
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Podiary Management
There’s no escaping the
opioid crisis. It’s a nationwide epidemic that’s
rampant in cities, suburbs and rural areas,
with weekly if not daily reports in
local news of people — rich and poor,
young and old — who overdosed and
died. Both the causes and cures of
the epidemic are complicated and
multifaceted, but over-prescribing
opioids has contributed to the crisis.
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Reader's Digest
Nancy Coveney has avoided sandals for decades. The bunion on her right foot embarrassed her and was beginning to make walking difficult. She knew it wasn’t going to get any better, and she had been putting off bunion surgery for years. When a doctor told her it would eventually give her even more trouble walking, she had to make a decision. “I’ve had it on my foot for decades, and my whole foot was out of alignment.”
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Podiatry Today
Regenerative medicine is rampant in orthopedic surgery. The beautiful thing is that platelet-rich plasma has been used in many fields for years. Hematologists first coined the term in the 1970s in order to describe the plasma with a platelet count above that of peripheral blood, which was initially used to treat thrombocytopenia. Oral surgeons have been using platelet-rich fibrin since the 1980s for allograft adherence and the anti-inflammatory/cell proliferation characteristics.
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Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Interposition arthroplasty of the first MTP joint has recently experienced renewed interest as a treatment for hallux rigidus. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the rapidly expanding literature on PRO following interposition arthroplasty of the first MTP joint.
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| | PRACTICE MANAGEMENT PEARLS FROM THE INSTITUTE FOR PODIATRIC EXCELLENCE AND DEVELOPMENT (IPED) |
Physicians Practice
The numbers don’t lie. Physician burnout — or “a stress reaction marked by depersonalization, emotional exhaustion, a feeling of decreased personal achievement and a lack of empathy for patients” as defined by the AMA — is on the rise.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Implant arthroplasty and arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint are the main surgical treatment options for advanced hallux rigidus. The superiority of each modality continues to be debated, because there are few high-quality evidence-based studies, such as randomized controlled clinical trials or meta-analyses of comparative studies.
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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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