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Podiatry Today - ISSN: 1045-7860 - Volume 17 - Issue 9 - September 2004 | |
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| By David J. Levine, DPM, CPed |
Making or recommending modifications to existing shoes can help facilitate improved fit and function for patients who struggle to find good fitting shoes. With this in mind, this author offers a helpful guide to a variety of modifications, ranging from rocker sole modifications to external counters and relasts.
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| By David Soomekh, DPM and Babak Baravarian, DPM |
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| By Jeff Hall, Editor in Chief |
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| By Michael M. Cohen, DPM |
Although no osteotomy is effective for all patients when treating hallux valgus, choosing from the array of possible procedures can be daunting. With this in mind, this author offers a closer look at the crescentic shelf osteotomy and the oblique proximal phalangeal osteotomy.
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A Closer Look At Nuclear Medical Imaging |
| By Molly S. Judge, DPM, CNMT, and Nellie L. Kelty, MAS, CNMT |
Differentiating between Charcot and osteomyelitis can be difficult but nuclear medicine leukocyte imaging (NMLI) can play a key diagnostic role. With this in mind, the authors explore the use of NMLI in this clinical scenario as well as other diagnostic challenges.
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A Guide To Skin Conditions Of The Diabetic Foot |
| By Robert G. Smith, DPM, RPh, CPed |
Patients with diabetes are especially vulnerable to skin conditions, ranging from xerosis and onychomycosis to diabetic bullae and Candida infections. With this in mind, this author provides a thorough overview of a wide variety of maladies, focusing on the suggested pathogenesis, characteristic signs and symptoms, and appropriate treatment.
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| By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor |
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| By Michael Baker, DPM, CWS |
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| By Brian McCurdy, Associate Editor |
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| Clinical Editor: Lawrence Karlock, DPM |
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