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Peering Into The Crystal Ball: When Will The Podiatry Profession Shake Free Of Dogma When It Comes To Nerves?

June 14, 2013

I will admit I was a little spooked when I entered this place. With the parting of the heavy hanging beads bejeweling the doorway of the fortune-teller’s “office,” the hairs on the back of my neck had reached full piloerection

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Orthotic management of Charcot-Marie-Tooth

June 4, 2013

Ankle foot orthoses can help compensate for muscle weakness and accommodate related structural deformities in patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, but practitioners are constantly looking for ways to improve suboptimal compliance rates.

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Relationship of Alignment and Tibial Cortical Coverage to Hypertrophic Bone Formation in Salto Talaris® Total Ankle Arthroplasty

March 25, 2013

Abstract: A retrospective analysis of 107 Salto Talaris® total ankle replacements was performed to determine the effect of alignment and tibial cortical coverage on the formation of heterotopic bone. The radiographic parameters were studied for at least 18 months to detect any changes over time.

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November 2012

October 29, 2012

In order to address possible pain after hallux valgus surgery, surgeons have used sciatic nerve blocks for anesthesia and post-op analgesics. However, a new study in the French journal Annales Françaises d’Anesthésie et de Réanimation notes that in a percutaneous approach to bunion surgery, a midfoot block may promote quicker postoperative ambulation.

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Leg saved by hospital’s high risk foot team led by Dr. Ed Jude

September 20, 2012

Leg saved by hospital  This article features SALSA’s long-time friend and colleague, Manchester’s Ed Jude of Tameside Hospital.

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If people with #diabetes in Arizona were to incorporate, diabetesville would be the fourth largest city in the state.

September 20, 2012

Diabetesville, Arizona: population 380,000 and rising Click here:  For more data

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Encouraging study finds why diabetes rates high for blacks and Asians

September 17, 2012

Encouraging study finds why diabetes rates high for blacks and Asians The results of the [20-year-long]  SABRE study  showed South Asian, African and African Caribbean women are more at risk of developing diabetes than British European women from fat in the mid-section in mid-life that is also associated with insulin resistance. The same reasons for type 2 diabetes weren’t found in Asian, African and African Caribbean men however. Future studies may show why black and Asian men are at higher risk for the disease.

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Human Muscle Regenerated With Animal Help – NYTimes.com

September 17, 2012

Human Muscle Regenerated With Animal Help – NYTimes.com The secret, Steve Badylak says, is exposing the extracellular matrix to viable tissue on all sides.

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Hemoglobin A1c predicts healing rate in diabetes?

September 16, 2012

Hemoglobin A1c predicts healing rate in diabetic wounds Before this study from colleagues from Hopkins and Penn, really very few manuscripts have shown a strong correlation. Adjusted β-coefficients and 95% confidence intervals for the relationship between change in wound area per day and other variables. Variable * Change in Wound Area Per Day (β) (cm 2 /day) P-Value Age (per 12 years) 0.017 (−0.065, 0.100) 0.680 Female (versus male) 0.038 (−0.132, 0.209) 0.659 African American race (versus white race) −0.063 (−0.174, 0.048) 0.263 Body mass index (per 9.76 kg/m 2 ), 0.053 (−0.032, 0.139) 0.220 Wound number (per 1.54 wounds) −0.001 (−0.059, 0.058) 0.982 Total cholesterol (per 44.7 mg/dl) −0.060 (−0.137, 0.017) 0.126 LDL cholesterol (per 41.5 mg/dl) 0.035 (−0.025, 0.094) 0.250 HDL cholesterol (per 15.9 mg/dl) −0.020 (−0.069, 0.029) 0.414 Triglycerides (per 75.4 mmol/l) −0.016 (−0.085, 0.052) 0.641 Systolic blood pressure (per 23.3 mmHg) 0.020 (−0.063, 0.102) 0.641 Diastolic blood pressure (per 13.5 mmHg) −0.074 (−0.151, 0.003) 0.060 Pulse (per 14.3 bpm) 0.025 (−0.037, 0.087) 0.432 Temperature (per 0.58 ° Fahrenheit) 0.015 (−0.048, 0.078) 0.639 White blood cell count (per 2490.42 cells/microliter) 0.118 (−0.085, 0.266) 0.119 Former smoker (versus never smoker) −0.015 (−0.224, 0.067) 0.862 Current smoker (versus never smoker) 0.054 (−0.103, 0.212) 0.496 Neuropathy (versus no neuropathy) −0.079 (−0.224, 0.067) 0.287 Peripheral artery disease (versus no peripheral artery disease) −0.053 (−0.144, 0.038) HbA1c (per 1.0% point) −0.028 (−0.054, −0.003) 0.027

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Scientists Make Progress in Tailor-Made Organs

September 16, 2012

Scientists Make Progress in Tailor-Made Organs – NYTimes.com :

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