NEWSLETTER 15 May 2005
Recent topics:
Podiatrist
murdered a former patient just days before she was to testify (General
Forum)
Extracorporeal
Shock Wave Therapy (General Forum)
Pedicures
Could Lead To Limping (General Forum)
Adapter
(Biomechanics Forum)
Cryo-Surgery:
A lasting solution for a painful problem (Foot Surgery Forum)
What is
the best computer office managment system? (Practice Management
Forum)
Clinics
in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (Journals Online)
Podiatry
training in California (USA Forum)
Can a
doctor refuse to give an Rx? (USA Forum)
Informed
Consent (UK Forum)
Doctors
object to a wider role for surgical care practitioners (UK
Forum)
Estimated
Population and number of Podiatrists in UK? (UK Forum)
Putting
the boot into podiatry waiting list (Australia Forum)
Turf
wars / workforce substitution (Australia Forum)
Influence of foot pain on walking ability of diabetic patients. Abstract (J Rehabil Med)
A prospective epidemiologic survey on the prevalence of onychomycosis and dermatophytosis in male boarding school residents. Abstract (Mycopathologia)
The treatment of common warts with infrared coagulation. Abstract (J Dermatol)
Clinicopathologic features of epidermal cysts of the sole: comparison with traditional epidermal cysts and trichilemmal cysts. Abstract (J Cutan Pathol)
Foot and lower limb disorders:
Relationship between gait biomechanics and inversion sprains: a prospective study of risk factors. Abstract (Gait Posture)
The effectiveness of extra corporeal shock wave therapy for plantar heel pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract (BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)
Rapid foot and calf compression increases walking distance in patients with intermittent claudication: Results of a randomized study. Abstract (J Vasc Surg)
Evaluation of simple non-invasive techniques for assessment of lower extremity arterial disease. Abstract (Clin Physiol Funct Imaging)
Talar body fatigue stress fractures: three cases observed in elite female gymnasts. Abstract (Skeletal Radiol)