Newsletter 15 July 2008

Forum Watch:

Preventing footwear penetration injury (General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Some new research on the rheumatoid foot(General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Sea Urchin spikes (General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Clavus detected by positron emission tomography (General Issues & Discussions Forum)

In-shoe pressure systems alter gait (Biomechanics, Sports & Foot Orthoses Forum)

Perception of different shapes in the arch(Biomechanics, Sports & Foot Orthoses Forum)

Custom made orthoses better than prefab in kids with JCA (Biomechanics, Sports & Foot Orthoses Forum)

Biofilms in chronic wounds (Diabetic Foot & Wound Management Forum)

Foot scan and shoe making in diabetic foot ulcers (Diabetic Foot & Wound Management Forum)

Surgery for posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (Foot Surgery Forum)

Differences in foot structure between boys and girls (Pediatrics Forum)

Teaching the assessment of diabetic patients for peripheral neuropathy (Teaching & Learning Forum)

'Treating' patients via email (Practice Management Forum)

Judge: Same Pay Not Required For Podiatrists, Medical Doctors (USA Forum)

Fresno foot doctor faces state scrutiny over license (USA Forum)

Jana Rawlinson pulls out of Olympics due to plantar fasciitis (Australian Forum)
National Diabetes Week13th to 19th of July '08 (Australian Forum)

LA and Plantar fasciitis (United Kingdom Forum)

Podiatrist to promote foot health in Ukraine (United Kingdom Forum)

Desprendimiento ungueal (Espanol Forum)

Vendaje neuromuscular (Espanol Forum)

How to live 100 years (Break Room)

Tiger Wood's knee surgery to cost Nike $65 million! (Break Room)

Oprah has a bunion (Break Room)

Vancouver - home for displaced feet (Podiatry Trivia Forum)

 

 

Latest Research and Articles:

Common pathogens isolated in diabetic foot infection in Bir Hospital. Abstract (Kathmandu Univ Med J (KUMJ).)

Spectrum of microbial flora in diabetic foot ulcers. Abstract (Indian J Pathol Microbiol.)

Comparison of three systems of classification in predicting outcome of diabetic foot ulcers in a Brazilian population. Abstract (Eur J Endocrinol.)

Keratinocyte migration, proliferation, and differentiation in chronic ulcers from patients with diabetes and normal wounds. Abstract (J Histochem Cytochem.)

Contribution of the flexor hallucis longus to loading of the first metatarsal and first metatarsophalangeal joint. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

The quality of life and economic burden of neuropathy in diabetic patients in Germany in 2002-Results from the diabetic microvascular complications (DIMICO) study. Abstract (Diabetes Res Clin Pract.)

[Indications for and methods of hallux rigidus treatment.] Abstract (Acta Chir Orthop Traumatol Cech.)

Orthotic control of rear foot and lower limb motion during running in participants with chronic Achilles tendon injury. Abstract (Sports Biomech.)

Diagnostic Accuracy of the Physical Examination and Imaging Tests for Osteomyelitis Underlying Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Meta-Analysis. Abstract (Clin Infect Dis.)

Short- and long-term influences of a custom foot orthotic intervention on lower extremity dynamics. Abstract (Clin J Sport Med.)

Open label trial of alefacept in palmoplantar pustular psoriasis. Abstract (J Dermatolog Treat.)

Gait characteristics of subjects with chronic fatigue syndrome and controls at self-selected and matched velocities. Abstract (J Neuroeng Rehabil.)

The value of debridement and Vacuum-Assisted Closure (V.A.C.) Therapy in diabetic foot ulcers. Abstract (Diabetes Metab Res Rev.)

A survey of foot problems in juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Abstract (Musculoskeletal Care.)

Foot Health Forum

Shockwave therapy for plantars fasciitis vs surgery?

Broken 3rd & 4th metatarsals chipped 2nd metatarsal

Toe stretching