Newsletter 7 May 2007

Forum Watch:

Cryopen v cryoalpha pen (General Issues and Discussions Forum)

Gel-based Handrub Improves Hospital Hygiene(General Issues and Discussions Forum)

Is Alzheimer's a New Form of Diabetes?

(General Issues and Discussions Forum)

Lateral foot wedging for medial knee OA (General Issues and Discussions Forum)

Cryotherapy to treat verrucae in young children (General Issues and Discussions Forum)

Forefoot pain (General Issues and Discussions Forum)

Prediction of the success for treatment of insertional achilles tendinosis (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Gait re-training in runners (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Plantar fascia stretching exercise for plantar fasciitis (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Radiotherapy for heel spurs (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Snowboarding boot injury (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Hemiparesis patient orthoses help! (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Painful toe pt enquiry (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Prolotherapy - feed back (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Prefab orthotic increase risk for 5th met stress #'s ? (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Charcot's foot websites (Diabetic Foot and Wound Management Forum)

Maggots used to cure MRSA (Diabetic Foot and Wound Management Forum)

Wound care dressing (Diabetic Foot and Wound Management Forum)

RTA ankle fracture and now HAV!!! (Foot Surgery Forum)

Lipoma - Surgery v orthoses (Foot Surgery Forum)

CVA patient with unpalpable pulse!! (Gerontology Forum)

Fraud in continuing education (USA Forum)

Vacuum Pressing Equipment (Australian Forum)

¿Cómo se evaluan los resultados en ortopodología? (Espanol Forum)

 
Latest Research and Articles:

The effect of a subject-specific amount of lateral wedge on knee mechanics in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis. Abstract (J Orthop Res.)

Biomechanics of the double rocker sole shoe: Gait kinematics and kinetics. Abstract (J Biomech)

Chopart's joint load during gait In vitro study of 10 cadaver specimen in a dynamic model. Abstract (Gait Posture)

Are knee mechanics during early stance related to tibial stress fracture in runners? Abstract (Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon).)

Effect of orthoses on postural stability in asymptomatic subjects with rearfoot malalignment during a 6-week acclimation period. Abstract (Arch Phys Med Rehabil.)

Hallux valgus inheritance: pedigree research in 350 patients with bunion deformity. Abstract (J Foot Ankle Surg.)

Effects of wearing foot orthosis with medial arch support on the fifth metatarsal loading and ankle inversion angle in selected basketball tasks. Abstract (J Orthop Sports Phys Ther.)

Excursion and strain of the superficial peroneal nerve during inversion ankle sprain. Abstract (J Bone Joint Surg Am.)

Incidence and determinants of lower extremity running injuries in long distance runners: A systematic review. Abstract (Br J Sports Med.)

Biomechanical evaluation of two clinical tests for plantar heel pain: the dorsiflexion-eversion test for tarsal tunnel syndrome and the windlass test for plantar fasciitis. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

Correlation of the AOFAS Scores with a Generic Health Qualy Score in Foot and Ankle Surgery. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

Describing the medial longitudinal arch using footprint indices and a clinical grading system. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

How a plantar pressure-based, tongue-placed tactile biofeedback modifies postural control mechanisms during quiet standing. Abstract (Exp Brain Res.)