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Aug. 25, 2020
 
 
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Does dermal thermography have utility in podiatric practice?
Podiatry Today
A picture is worth a thousand words. How many times do we hear that saying? It rings true in many aspects of our daily clinical practice. Whether we are talking radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound or standard photos, medical imaging helps us diagnose, treat and monitor various medical conditions.
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New Fellow Spotlight: Ejiro Isiorho, DPM, FACPM, CWSP, AACFAS, PC
ACPM
“I am a member of ACPM due to the desire to show my peers and patients that there is not only a surgical side/aspect of podiatric care but a medical aspect.”
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PROFESSION NEWS
 
 
The utility of external fixation for midfoot charcot neuroarthropathy
Lower Extremity Review
When conservative therapies fail, surgical reconstruction of the foot is often required to restore function, heal ulcerations, and decrease risk of amputation in patients with CN. External fixation remains a reliable method, with plenty of advantages.
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Saving limbs in the time of COVID
Podiatry Management
As of June 27, more than 10 million people worldwide have been infected with the novel COVID-19 virus and over 499,000 deaths have resulted from this pandemic. Strict quarantine and safer-at-home orders were designed to “flatten the curve” to limit the number of infections in the U.S. and prevent healthcare systems from becoming overwhelmed.
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Why would you cut the plantar fascia to prevent diabetic foot ulcerations?
Podiatry Today
Doug Richie Jr. DPM FACFAS FAAPSM writes: I recently participated in a discussion on LinkedIn after a young podiatrist posted a video demonstrating a percutaneous plantar fasciotomy performed on a patient with diabetes.
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Idiopathic toe walking and postural instability: The next step
Annals of International Occupational Therapy
This exploratory study investigated the proprioceptive system and postural control to determine differences between children who exhibit idiopathic toe walking and children who do not show this gait pattern.
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10 ways to reduce operating expenses and sustain your practice
Medical Economics
It’s likely you’re spending less time at your practice because patients are leery about coming in for an office visit as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact it’s having on practice revenue is daunting, especially for independent physicians.
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CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLES OF INTEREST
 
 
The biomechanics of competitive male runners in 3 marathon racing shoes: A randomized crossover study
Sports Medicine
We have shown that a prototype marathon racing shoe reduced the metabolic cost of running for all 18 participants in our sample by an average of 4%, compared to two well-established racing shoes. Gross measures of biomechanics showed minor differences and could not explain the metabolic savings.
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Accuracy of sonography in plantar plate tears in cadavers
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine
Sonography is often used in the evaluation of forefoot disorders, and its use has been suggested in the diagnosis of plantar plate tears. This study aimed to assess the accuracy of sonography in the diagnosis of plantar plate tears of the lesser digits using gross dissection as the reference standard.
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How biomechanical improvements in running economy could break the 2-hour marathon barrier
Sports Medicine
A sub-2-hour marathon requires an average velocity (5.86 m/s) that is 2.5% faster than the current world record of 02:02:57 (5.72 m/s) and could be accomplished with a 2.7% reduction in the metabolic cost of running.
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