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4 types of physicians who are financially self-destructive

May 7, 2013

One of the most dangerous things in the world to itself is a physician with an Internet connection. Doctors of all types have displayed extraordinary intellect and focus in their academic and professional achievements.

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Chance Fracture of the Talus and Calcaneum

May 1, 2013

Abstract: Combined talus and calcaneum fractures are rare in themselves. We report the case of an unusual fracture pattern of the talus and calcaneum in an otherwise, healthy 17-year-old male. Plain radiographic images of the foot revealed a fracture through the neck of the talus

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Diabetic ankle fractures: Surgical considerations

April 30, 2013

Pittsburgh researchers found that patients with diabetes have higher complication rates than nondiabetic patients following open surgical management of ankle fractures, but also that the rate of major complications in the diabetic patients was relatively low.

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When Rashes Do Not Seem To Respond To Treatment

April 29, 2013

All of us have experienced a patient whose red, scaly rash has not responded to our prescription topical therapy. Not only is this challenging to us as practitioners but also to the patient.

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Three-Dimensional Morphometric Study of the Trapezium Shape of the Trochlea Tali – Corrected Proof

April 29, 2013

Abstract: The trapezium shape of the talar dome limits the use of 2-dimensional plain radiography for morphometric assessment because only 2 of the 4 required parameters can be measured. We used computed tomography data to measure the 4 morphologic parameters of the trochlea tali: anterior width, posterior width, trochlea tali length, and angle of trapezium shape

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A Closer Look At The Recent Literature On Achilles Tendinosis

April 16, 2013

Quinolone antibiotics have been implicated as associated with an increased risk of tendon pathology and rupture. Patients to whom we prescribe quinolone antibiotics should receive advice on this potential complication. read more

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Risk factors for stress fractures in adolescent runners

April 13, 2013

Stress fractures are a relatively common problem in runners, and I would speculate they have become more common recently. A new study attempted to identify the risk factors for stress fractures in adolescent runners: Identifying Sex-Specific Risk Factors for Stress Fractures in Adolescent Runners Tenforde, Adam S.; Sayres, Lauren C.; Liz McCurdy, Mary; Sainani, Kristin L.; Fredericson, Michael Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: 11 April 2013 Purpose: Adolescent females and males participating in running represent a population at high risk of stress fracture.

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Armstrong Keynotes Korean Wound Management Society

March 30, 2013

David G. Armstrong, Professor of Surgery and Director of the University of Arizona’s Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) provided the keynote talk for the Korean Wound Management Society’s annual Scientific Symposium at the renowned Severance Hospital at Yonsei University in Seoul.

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Effects of “Foot Orthoses” on Running Mechanics in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

March 29, 2013

I have had a couple of emails about this study, mainly in the context that the study does not support the hypothesis I proposed on the potential role of foot orthotics in patellofemoral pain syndrome. Two randomized controlled trials tell us that foot orthotics do work in patellofemoral pain syndrome, so that is not the issue; the issue is the mechanism of action given that other studies show that the traditional model that the use foot orthotics is based on is not supported

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Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture in Athletes

March 25, 2013

The incidence of AT rupture has increased in recent decades. AT ruptures frequently occur in the third or fourth decade of life in sedentary individuals who play sport occasionally. Ruptures also occur in elite athletes.

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