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EFORT
An estimated 40 percent of the U.S. population have foot problems. Of all patients aged over 50 years, 2.5 percent report degenerative arthritis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint, termed "hallux rigidus." First MTP osteoarthritis is the most common arthritic condition in the foot. Progression of great toe arthritis is associated with pain and loss of motion. Non-surgical intervention begins with shoe modifications and orthotics designed to limit MTP motion.
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Physicians Practice
The self-funded employer market is growing with groups of 50 employees and beyond now entering the market. In fact, according to The Henry J. Kaiser Foundation's 2016 Employee Benefits Survey, 61 percent of covered workers are in a plan that is completely or partially self-funded, a market that has been steadily increasing, up from 49 percent in 2000.
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PrognoCIS Electronic Health Record (EHR) and services use the latest internet technologies to provide efficient practice management and medical billing, meeting the needs of podiatrists around the country.
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Lower Extremity Review
Aging and a number of medical conditions can lead to atrophy of the fat pads under the heel and forefoot, which often causes considerable pain. Cushioned footwear and orthoses are mainstays of treatment, but research also supports the use of fat grafting in recalcitrant cases.
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Podiatry Today
Richard Blake DPM writes: I had a patient contact me previously regarding the left foot for which he received a diagnosis of tenosynovitis and plantar fasciitis. The same patient contacted me recently regarding a separate problem in the right foot.
As for the left foot, the patient increased his activity one day at the gym using an elliptical machine that put weight on his heels and was able to work out for 45 minutes at a good intensity. The next day, the tenosynovitis was much worse and the patient realized he had been curling his toes frequently, testing them to see if they were getting better.
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BMC Research Notes
Ankle fractures are common and can be treated with or without surgery. The aim of the present study was to compare patient reported outcomes between patients who sustained an Orthopaedic Trauma Association type 44-B1 ankle fracture who had either surgical or non-surgical fixation.
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Podiatry Management
Compression therapy is "the
recognized treatment of
choice" and "the mainstay
of ... management" for venous leg ulcers, but its effectiveness depends on achieving optimal sub-bandage pressure. Maintaining
the necessary pressure can be difficult,
especially for patients or untrained
home health workers and as a result,
clinical outcomes of compression therapy have not been consistent. New
technology in compression garments
has removed some of the problematic
variability, providing more stable outcomes for both patient and physician.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Injury is an important risk factor for osteoarthritis, a highly prevalent and disabling joint disease. Joint shape is linked to OA, but the interplay of injury and joint shape and their combined role in OA, particularly at the ankle, is not well known. Therefore, we explored cross-sectional associations between ankle shape and injury in a large community-based cohort.
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Podiatry Today
These authors discuss the use of tendon transfers and Achilles tendon resection for a 56-year-old patient who presented with drainage and dermatitis after receiving an allograft for an injury to the Achilles tendon.
While Achilles tendon injuries are the most common tendon injuries in the lower extremity, clinicians misdiagnose these injuries between 20 to 25 percent of the time. These injuries often occur in young athletic males due to indirect trauma or a sudden forceful contraction.
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Quartz
The comedian Henry Youngman was famous for his one-liners. In one of his better-known jokes, a patient visits the doctor. "Doctor, it hurts when I do this," the patient says, to which the doctor replies: "Don't do that!"
As leagues of women will attest, it hurts to wear high heels. "They're so painful," actress Emma Thompson proclaimed on stage at the 2014 Golden Globes, martini in one hand and red-soled Louboutin heels in the other. "And pointless, really. You know, I really would like to urge everyone to stop it. Just stop it. Don't wear them anymore." Women, however, are nowhere near ready to give them up.
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