This message was sent to ##Email## April 28, 2020 Home  |   About  |   Education  |   Members Only Subscribe  |   Archive  |   Advertise      TOP NEWS Guidance on the safety of steroids injected as part of podiatric procedures during the current COVID-19 virus pandemic The College of Podiatry Members may be concerned about the safety of using injected steroids for podiatric procedures during the current COVID-19 virus pandemic. This joint response provides information, guidance and recommendations, in the light of current knowledge.  READ MORE    PROFESSION NEWS COVID-19 skin manifestations and the foot: What we know so far Podiatry Today While determining the evolution of this viral disease, health-care providers are sharing their observations in peer-reviewed journals and on social media in order to diagnose COVID-19 faster. Specifically, a colleague sent me a video via Facebook that was originally a lecture from Dr. Maria Del Mar Ruiz Herrera in Spain.  READ MORE COVID-19 and diabetic foot: Will the lamp burn bright? The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds COVID-19 outbreak has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Subjects with diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk of this infection. What about subjects with diabetic foot? First of all, increased cytokine levels (interleukin-6, interleukin-10, and tumor necrosis factor-α) play a key role in unfavorable COVID-19 outcomes. At the same time, various cytokine alterations and increases, with or without growth factor inadequacies, are seen in patients with diabetic foot ulcers.  READ MORE Qualitative research to inform hypothesis testing for fidelity-based sub-group analysis in clinical trials: Lessons learnt from the process evaluation of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for falls prevention Trials Ensuring fidelity to complex interventions is a challenge when conducting pragmatic randomised controlled trials. We explore fidelity through a qualitative process evaluation, which was conducted alongside a pragmatic, multicentre, two-arm cohort randomised controlled trial: the REFORM (Reducing Falls with Orthoses and a Multifaceted podiatry intervention) trial.  READ MORE Maintaining an office-based practice during the COVID-19 outbreak Podiatry Today It seems like everyone is dealing with ramifications from the novel coronavirus and as health-care providers, we are all scrambling in trying to figure out which path is best for our practices. Self-protection and stay-at-home orders are important, but continuing to work and provide care to our patients are important as well.  READ MORE     CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLE OF INTEREST Prevalence and associated factors of Sever's disease in an athletic population Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association Sever's disease is a common cause of pain in growing kids. Many papers reported in the literature discuss this pathologic condition, but no consensus regarding its etiology has been found among researchers. The aim of the present study was to describe the epidemiologic profile and associated factors of 430 athletic children in a population-based sample of soccer (29.5%), basketball (48.1%), and volleyball (22.3%) players aged 6 to 14 years.  READ MORE The impact of ankle-foot-orthosis use on the compensatory stepping response required to avoid a fall during trip-like perturbations in young adults: Implications for AFO prescription and design Journal of Biomechanics Ankle-foot-orthoses (AFOs) are commonly prescribed to treat foot drop and enhance walking in fall-prone individuals (e.g. stroke). AFOs improve static balance but AFO-users are still at high fall risk. To our knowledge, no one has studied the biomechanical effect of AFO-use on the compensatory stepping response required to avoid falling during dynamic conditions such as trip, the leading cause of falls.  READ MORE Grade 2 chondrosarcoma of the great toe: An unusual location Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association Enchondroma is the most common benign cartilage bone tumor of the toes. In contrast, the foot is a rare region for chondrosarcoma, and the involvement of phalanges is extremely rare. In this article, we report an unusual case of intermediate chondrosarcoma involving the proximal phalanx of the great toe of a 52-year-old woman who was previously treated with curettage and bone grafting because of misinterpretation of enchondroma at a local hospital.  READ MORE    MISSED AN ISSUE OF FOOT & ANKLE WEEKLY? VISIT AND SEARCH THE ARCHIVE TODAY. 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