Newsletter 2 June 2008

Forum Watch:

Trembling thighs (General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Manipulation for hallux rigidus(General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Patient Notes(General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Why not black gloves? (General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Plantar fascia strectching - a finite element analysis of the windlass (Biomechanics, Sports & Foot Orthoses Forum)

Inverted wedge device and Abductor Hallucis pain (Biomechanics, Sports & Foot Orthoses Forum)

Organizational and personal bariers to diabetic foot care (Diabetic Foot & Wound Management Forum)

Achilles tendinopathy in diabetes mellitus (Diabetic Foot & Wound Management Forum)

Calacaneal osteomyelitis for management (Foot Surgery Forum)

Gait analysis to identify autism (Pediatrics Forum)

Differences in foot shapes between German and Australian children (Pediatrics Forum)

Foot deformities in spina bifada (Pediatrics Forum)

Competition from former employees (Practice Management Forum)

Diabetic Woman Sues Over Pedicure - Woman Says Salon Used Wrong Tool (USA Forum)

Jury awards Clifton Forge woman $3.5 million after foot amputation (USA Forum)

Fourth foot found (Canadian Forum)

Complaints about Podiatry staff attitudes (United Kingdom Forum)

Struck off for fraud (United Kingdom Forum)

Podiatry Leadership - Victoria, Australia(Australian Forum)

AUT and Brunei Darussalam (New Zealand Forum)

Protocolos de ttº en Onicomicosis(Espanol Forum)

MARA vs ROOT?? (Espanol Forum)

Things you wish you hadn't said to your pt(Break Room)

Areosmith star blames rehab stint on feet (Break Room)

What's the difference? (Podiatry Trivia)

 

 

 

Latest Research and Articles:

Modified Resection Arthroplasty for Infected Non-healing Ulcers with Toe Deformity in Diabetic Patients. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

Achilles tendinopathy in diabetes mellitus. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

Modified chevron osteotomy fixed with stofella pin for hallux valgus. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

Video-assisted gastrocnemius-soleus and hamstring lengthening in cerebral palsy patients. Abstract (J Pediatr Orthop B.)

Mobility changes of the first ray after hallux valgus surgery: clinical results after proximal metatarsal chevron osteotomy and distal soft tissue procedure. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Neuropathy in a Canadian First Nation Community. Abstract (Diabetes Care.)

Characterising the clinical and biomechanical features of severely deformed feet in rheumatoid arthritis. Abstract (Gait Posture.)

Using an Optimization Approach to Design an Insole for Lowering Plantar Fascia Stress-A Finite Element Study. Abstract (Ann Biomed Eng.)

The effect of heel lifts on trunk muscle activation during gait: A study of young healthy females. Abstract (J Electromyogr Kinesiol.)

Outcome of neurolysis for failed tarsal tunnel surgery. Abstract (J Reconstr Microsurg.)

Hallux valgus angle as main predictor for correction of hallux valgus. Abstract (BMC Musculoskelet Disord.)

Foot Health Forum

Tight Arches?  

Medial Sesamoid problems or Compressed Nerve? 

Removal of tumor