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    Endoscopic style surgery for neuroma?

    The AM surgical instrumentation for endoscopic gastroc release was originally marketed by AM surgical and the rights to it were sold to Wright...
    Post by: summer, Oct 25, 2008 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Bipolar radiofrequency for plantar fasciitis (TOPAZ)

    I have been using TOPAZ for about a year now for fascitis using both the open and percutaneus methods. I feel the open method is more predictable...
    Post by: summer, Apr 13, 2008 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
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    Court boots out Podiatrist's definition of the 'foot'

    The president of the Texas Medical Association is also a pathologist for Ameripath which does many of the tissue studies for Podiatrists in the...
    Post by: summer, Apr 13, 2008 in forum: USA
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    Endoscopic style surgery for neuroma?

    The procedure you are discussing is known as the EDIN procedure which stands for Endoscopic Decompression Intermetatarsal Neuroma. The procedure...
    Post by: summer, Apr 13, 2008 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Getting a bit cheesed off !!!!!!

    Unfortunately there are good and bad orthopedic surgeons as well as good an bad podiatric surgeons. In my opinion the AMA is much stronger than...
    Post by: summer, Aug 25, 2007 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Medicare Will Not Pay For Preventable Conditions Acquired At Hospitals

    For years now, acute care facilities have not had to subscribe to the same stringent codes that long term care facilities have. Many times, a...
    Post by: summer, Aug 25, 2007 in forum: USA
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    Doctor bills Medicare for toe clipping, foot massages

    There will be more, I'm sure.
    Post by: summer, Aug 25, 2007 in forum: USA
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    Detecting plantar fasciitis on lateral x-ray

    I always perform NWB films for diagnosis of plantar fascitis. This I do for several reasons. First, it is much easier to see any soft tissue...
    Post by: summer, May 25, 2006 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
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    Lapidus procedure

    Kevin You are probably right, in that we need to change some of the terminology that we have been using for years. I suspect that I am one of...
    Post by: summer, May 24, 2006 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Lapidus procedure

    I have pretty much gone to the Lapidus procedure as a first line therapy for hallux valgus deformity with severely increased intermentatarsal...
    Post by: summer, May 23, 2006 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Painful plantar hypertrophic scar

    In my experience, you will most likely have to try surgical excision with wide elipse. Follow with ABSOLUTE non weighbearing for 3 weeks and use...
    Post by: summer, May 17, 2006 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
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    Podiatrist faces 38 drug charges

    Hey this is a Podiatry forum you know. Just joking There are cases all over the country and world for that matter about other medical...
    Post by: summer, May 4, 2006 in forum: USA
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    Fatal foot ulcer

    Very Interesting A few years ago, I was presented with a female who had a chronic infected hallux. She was referred by her dermatologist, a...
    Post by: summer, Mar 16, 2006 in forum: Diabetic Foot & Wound Management
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    Cosmetic Tattooing

    what's wrong with keeping the evidence that you've lived your life? I agree, but nevertheless there are a significant number of people who...
    Post by: summer, Feb 28, 2006 in forum: Break Room
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    2nd toe drift

    I agree with Rhines on this one. The Weil decompression osteotomy along with the PIPJ fusion seems to work the best with these patients. A...
    Post by: summer, Feb 23, 2006 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Cosmetic Tattooing

    This is a very interesting topic, and one which might at first might appear ridiculous. Often times we all are presented with patient's who are...
    Thread by: summer, Feb 22, 2006, 2 replies, in forum: Break Room
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    Help for patient with base 1st met/cuneiform pain

    HAve to agree with Lisfranc. Often times this problem goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. If she has a sag of the medial column, it is likely she...
    Post by: summer, Feb 22, 2006 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
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    Painful palpable midfoot lesion

    I think you would be best served by removing the mass for biopsy. Often times what might appear as one process is indeed another. I had a...
    Post by: summer, Feb 22, 2006 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
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    Caption Competition

    Please daddy, I told you time and time again, a warm bottle of milk puts me to sleep better than this!
    Post by: summer, Jan 25, 2006 in forum: Break Room
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    Podiatry income and wellness of the profession

    Income You know this is interesting. I do a fair amount of rearfoot and reconstructive surgery as well, but have found the reimbursements for...
    Post by: summer, Jan 19, 2006 in forum: USA
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    Feds accuse foot doctor of massive Medi-fraud

    Massive Fraud Good Lord Nearly a million dollars per year from the Medicare program alone? It makes me wonder how the audit system really...
    Post by: summer, Jan 19, 2006 in forum: USA
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    Bit of a head scratcher.....

    I have to agree with Steve Wells on this one, if the pain is somewhat bilateral and symmetrical I would think spinal stenosis possible at the L3...
    Post by: summer, Dec 19, 2005 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
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    Lateral ankle pain with mobile everted foot

    Sounds to me like classic PTTD. I would suggest trying an orthotic with a varus rearfoot posting at first. The lateral ankle pain which radiates...
    Post by: summer, Nov 23, 2005 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
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    Does genu valgum cause the foot to pronate?

    This one has always troubled me as well. It is similar to the "chicken or the egg" scenario. Truthfully, I don't think it can be answered,...
    Post by: summer, Nov 16, 2005 in forum: Pediatrics
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    Biopsy-biopsy

    Just wanted to share a few thoughts with our colleagues. I had a diabetic female with a strange plantar lesion the other day. I did a superfical...
    Thread by: summer, Nov 9, 2005, 1 replies, in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Give backbreaking work to crook Blatstein

    I hope Martha Bailey, as well as others who have read this article realize that the vast majority of podiatrists, and physicians for that matter,...
    Post by: summer, Nov 9, 2005 in forum: USA
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    Question re: subungual verruca

    With regards to subungual malignant melanoma...although it is relatively rare, it does indeed exist. Best advice.....if you are not totally sure,...
    Post by: summer, Oct 31, 2005 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
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    Guinness World Records: Longest Toenails

    Don ESWT I can't believe there is someone else other than me who has a collection of toenails. I figured I was the only one. I have some real...
    Post by: summer, Oct 16, 2005 in forum: Break Room
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    Obligation to report child abuse

    Child abuse You found it............I guess you all know my real name now!!!!!!!!!!!
    Post by: summer, Oct 13, 2005 in forum: Pediatrics
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    Obligation to report child abuse

    Obligation to report suspected child abuse Many years ago, while finishing my residency in the U.S I co-authored an article for the Journal of...
    Post by: summer, Oct 13, 2005 in forum: Pediatrics
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    Base wedge or not?

    I deal with situations such as this on a daily basis. We have a rather diverse population of patients, athough we tend to lean more towards...
    Post by: summer, Oct 12, 2005 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Subtalar implants

    I would have you son checked for calcaneal apophysitis. This is a rather painful condition which often times can mimic the symptoms which you...
    Post by: summer, Sep 22, 2005 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Is a calcaneal spur in the plantar fascia?

    It seems to me that due to Wolf's law ( essentially bone responding to stresses and strains caused by outside sources ) that the spur MUST be...
    Post by: summer, Sep 21, 2005 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
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    Posterior Calcaneal Exostosis

    The best form of surgical therapy in my opinion is a modified Murphy type procedure. This is done with the patient in a prone position with an...
    Post by: summer, Sep 7, 2005 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Patient help: 7 years old, huge toe.

    You know, in looking at the x-ray, it appears there are only 4 metatarsals. I don't know if this is an artifact, or this is indeed the case....
    Post by: summer, Aug 31, 2005 in forum: Foot Surgery
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    Orthotic Friendly Sandals

    Are those BITE sandals available in the US? I have seen those from TEVA which aren't too bad either. I think a sandal with a removable foot bed...
    Post by: summer, Aug 31, 2005 in forum: Biomechanics, Sports and Foot orthoses
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    Cutaneous Warts: An Evidence-Based Approach to Therapy

    Felicity Interesting about wishing them away. I had heard a story years ago about that. About 10 years ago, I had a young girl who was...
    Post by: summer, Aug 27, 2005 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
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    Cutaneous Warts: An Evidence-Based Approach to Therapy

    I have had GREAT success using BLEOMYCIN recently. It generally takes only one treatment and the wart "dies" within 1 week. I have yet to have...
    Post by: summer, Aug 25, 2005 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
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    Lamisil in pediatrics

    Lamasil And Pediatrics I have had some pretty good luck after excision of the nails (or without) for that matter using it off label. The...
    Post by: summer, Aug 23, 2005 in forum: General Issues and Discussion Forum
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    X-ray help

    I agree completely with Dr. Kirby. With severe recalcitrant cases of calcaneal apophysitis, immobilization of the affected extremity will give...
    Post by: summer, Jun 21, 2005 in forum: Pediatrics
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