Newsletter 6 December 2005

Forum Watch:

Nail bracing (General Forum)

MRSA (General Forum)

Lateral ankle pain with mobile everted foot (General Forum)

Help - lump on toe (General Forum)

Useful resource for exercise prescription (General Forum)

Low level laser therapy (General Forum)

Steroid Injections (General Forum)

Bilateral bipartite sesamoids (Biomechanics Forum)

Help needed-2nd mtpj pain (Biomechanics Forum)

Accurately pitching a rearfoot post (Biomechanics Forum)

Question about measuring hyperpronation (Biomechanics Forum)

Foot Orthoses and Dress Shoes (Biomechanics Forum)

Lunge Test - normal range (Biomechanics Forum)

Risk factors for exercise-related lower leg pain (Biomechanics Forum)

Orthoses vs plantar fasciitis (Biomechanics Forum)

Free moments and tibial stress fractures (Biomechanics Forum)

Thinking Like an Engineer (Biomechanics Forum)

Post-CVA patient with talipes equinovarus (Biomechanics Forum)

Tight sports-footwear (Biomechanics Forum)

Plantar fascial tenson and digital purchase force

Gait styles (Biomechanics Forum)

Topical Tretinoin for Foot Ulcers (Diabetic Foot Forum)

"Pressure Gradient" as an Indicator of Plantar Skin Injury in DM Foot (Diabetic Foot Forum)

The windlass in diabetes (Diabetic Foot Forum)

Charcot's - the perils of procrastination (Diabetic Foot Forum)

Are more regular assessments necessary for "high risk" pts (Diabetic Foot Forum)

Ischemia unmasked by ingrown nail surgey (Foot Surgery Forum)

PM&S 24 vs PM&S 36 Training (USA) (Foot Surgery Forum)

Does genu valgum cause the foot to pronate? (Pediatrics Forum)

The Foot (Journals Online)

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (Journals Online)

Judge wants more details on charges against podiatrist (USA Forum )

Malpractice: Refusing to settle could cost you

CFPM - Thank You (USA Forum )

Provision of foot health services in rheumatology in the UK (UK Forum )

Should the NHS go the USA way? (UK Forum )

Stroke victim can't have NHS foot treatment (UK Forum )

1 in 5 have visited a podiatrist (UK Forum )

Insurance as locum in NHS (UK Forum )

Electrosurgery and nail Surgery (UK Forum )

There will be a "leap second" on 31 Dec (Break Room)

The common cold and cold feet ? (Break Room)

 
Latest Research and Articles:

Calcaneal Lengthening for the Planovalgus Foot Deformity in Children With Cerebral Palsy. Abstract (J Pediatr Orthop)

Calcaneocuboid Fusion in Children Undergoing Talectomy. Abstract (J Pediatr Orthop)

Quantitative Segmental Analysis of Weight-Bearing Radiographs of the Foot and Ankle for Children: Normal Alignment. Abstract (J Pediatr Orthop)

The insensate foot following severe lower extremity trauma: an indication for amputation? Abstract (J Bone Joint Surg Am)

Provision of foot health services in rheumatology in the UK. Abstract (Rheumatology)

Bacterial etiology of diabetic foot infections in South India. Abstract (Eur J Intern Med)

Changes in 3D joint dynamics during the first 5 months after the onset of independent walking: A longitudinal follow-up study. Abstract (Gait Posture)

A prospective study of gait related risk factors for exercise-related lower leg pain. Abstract (Gait Posture)

Risk of plantar ulceration in diabetic patients with single-leg amputation. Abstract (Clin Biomech)

Initial effects of anti-pronation tape on the medial longitudinal arch during walking and running. Abstract (Br J Sports Med)

The effect of short-contact topical tretinoin therapy for foot ulcers in patients with diabetes. Abstract (Arch Dermatol)

Exertional leg pain in patients with and without peripheral arterial disease. Abstract (Circulation)

Biomechanical implications of the negative heel rocker sole shoe: Gait kinematics and kinetics. Abstract (Gait Posture)

A New Solution For The Arthritic Ankle. Full text (Podiatry Today)

Current Concepts In Performing Matrixectomies. Full text (Podiatry Today)

Continuous passive motion versus immobilisation in a cast after surgical treatment of idiopathic club foot in infants. Abstract (JBJS)

The perils of procrastination: effects of early vs. delayed detection and treatment of incipient Charcot fracture. Abstract (Diabetic Medicine)

Abnormal foot function in diabetic patients: the altered onset of Windlass mechanism. Abstract (Diabetic Medicine)

Weil Osteotomy of lesser metatarsals for metatarsalgia: A clinical and radiological follow-up. Abstract (The Foot)

Tarsal Navicular Stress Injury: Long-term Outcome and Clinicoradiological Correlation Using Both Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Abstract (Am J Sports Med)

"Pressure Gradient" as an Indicator of Plantar Skin Injury. Abstract (Diabetes Care)

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