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Cold plasma speeds diabetic ulcer healing

MedPage Today

Cold atmospheric plasma was a helpful addition to standard treatment for diabetic foot ulcers, according to a randomized trial. Compared with a placebo added to standard of care, eight applications of CAP (generated from argon gas in an atmospheric pressure plasma jet plus) standard wound care significantly increased wound healing — meeting one of the primary endpoints, reported Bernd Stratmann, Ph.D., of Ruhr Universität Bochum in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany and colleagues.

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Teen presents with foot pain, beginning with toes

Pediatrics

A previously healthy 15-year-old female presents for a virtual clinic visit for bilateral foot pain for the last 2 days. The pain began in her toes, then progressed to painful, erythematous nodules on her soles. She also reports having a fever of 38.2°C (100.8°F) the previous evening. She has no other complaints at this time and otherwise feels well.

A closer look at the potential of topical efinaconazole for treating onychomycosis in pediatric patients

Podiatry Today

Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of the toenails and/or fingernails that has a global prevalence in children of 0.35 to 5.5%. Approximately 15% of all nail dystrophies in children are due to onychomycosis. Though less common in children than adults, toenail onychomycosis can result in permanent toenail discomfort and deformity.

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Neuropathy, claw toes, intrinsic muscle volume and plantar aponeurosis thickness in diabetic feet

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

The objective of this study was to explore the relationships between claw toe deformity, peripheral neuropathy, intrinsic muscle volume and plantar aponeurosis thickness using computed tomography images of diabetic feet in a cross-sectional analysis.

Effects of vitamin D supplementation on disabling foot pain in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care & Research

This study aims to determine whether vitamin D supplementation or maintaining sufficient vitamin D level reduces foot pain over two years in patients with symptomatic knee OA.

'Cooling shoes' designed at UT Southwestern might prevent diabetic foot ulcers

The Dallas Morning News

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have created “cooling shoes” to help prevent the open wounds or "foot ulcers" common in patients with diabetes. Nearly 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes each year and every 1.2 seconds someone around the world gets a diabetic foot ulcer. Some foot ulcers even lead to toe or limb amputations.

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New bill in the House aims to protect access to telehealth

By Scott E. Rupp

The changes to telehealth utilization brought on as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic appear set for permanency as House Telehealth Caucus leaders introduced legislation on July 16 that would allow access to such services for Medicare patients. The bipartisan bill would expand telehealth by eliminating restrictions on its use in Medicare, which have been a thorn in the side of the technology’s advancement for decades.

CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Biomechanical characteristics of biplane multiplanar tension-side fixation for lapidus fusion

The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery

Although plating on the plantar, tension-side of the metatarsocuneiform joint provides an inherent biomechanical advantage for Lapidus arthrodesis, it has not been widely adopted owing to the morbidity associated with plantar application.

Prevention and management of knee osteoarthritis and knee cartilage injury in sports

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Articular cartilage defects in the knee of young or active individuals remain a problem in orthopaedic practice. These defects have limited ability to heal and may progress to osteoarthritis. The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis among athletes is higher than in the non-athletic population.

Relationship of frontal plane rotation of first metatarsal to proximal articular set angle and hallux alignment in patients undergoing tarsometatarsal arthrodesis for hallux abducto valgus: A case series and critical review of the literature

The Journal of Foot & Ankle Surgery

Rotation of the first metatarsal, as a component of hallux abducto valgus, is rarely discussed and is not addressed as a component of most hallux valgus corrective procedures. We believe frontal plane rotation of the first metatarsal to be an integral component of hallux abducto valgus deformity (the “third plane of deformity”) and believe de-rotation is necessary for complete deformity correction.

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