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Can Benfotiamine Provide Relief For Patients With Painful Peripheral Neuropathy?

May 22, 2013

Do you have patients with diabetes, geriatric patients, patients with hypertension, patients who have had a gastric bypass or patients who suffer from alcoholism?

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Are acellular dermal matrices more effective than fibroblast-derived dermal substitutes?

May 21, 2013

In today’s wound care market, the clinician has many choices of products. Both human acellular dermis and fibroblast-derived dermal substitutes require the patient to have adequate vascularity and be free of clinical signs of infection.

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Amazon Review Says Podiatrists Are Not Experts On Ankle Surgery

May 21, 2013

Every once in awhile you come across something that makes your blood boil. My trigger was simply reading reviews of the most current edition of McGlamry’s Comprehensive Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery on Amazon.com

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Remembering ‘Whatshisname’ When Treating Recurring Patients

May 10, 2013

Has this ever happened to you? You run into one of your patients outside the office and of course when you see him, you know who he is but his name temporarily escapes you

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Why It Pays To Pursue A Fellowship

April 30, 2013

This author discusses her experience in a diabetic limb salvage research fellowship and the rewards residents can gain if they choose a fellowship. read more

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Emphasizing The Importance Of Preparation For Emergency Situations

April 30, 2013

By now, we have heard how brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev constructed the bombs at the Boston Marathon with a pressure cooker and metal projectiles, and placed the bombs in backpacks on the ground.

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How Do We Make Money With What We Were Trained To Do?

April 25, 2013

Let’s talk money, ladies and gentlemen. More specifically, how do you make money with what you were trained to do

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A Guide To The Ins And Outs of Hallux Varus

April 24, 2013

Most of us in the podiatric field know a lot about bunions. You mastered them as a first-year resident and have never looked back

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DPM Recalls The Terror At The Boston Marathon

April 23, 2013

“Just as we were peaking, when the bulk of the runners were coming in (the medical tent), that’s when all hell broke loose,” explains Howard Palamarchuk, DPM, as he recalls the moments surrounding the first blast at this year’s Boston Marathon. read more

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New Research Warns Of Negative Effects Of AFOs On Balance

April 23, 2013

Researchers at the University of Illinois recently published a study that adds to the existing findings on the negative effects of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) on balance and postural control. Researchers continue to validate that semi-rigid, non-articulated AFO devices will compromise balance, particularly when patients wear the devices bilaterally

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