Newsletter 23 April 2007

Forum Watch:

How important is debridement in onychomycosis? (General Issues and Discussions Forum)

Tight calves cause cavus foot or vice versa (General Issues and Discussions Forum)

Where in the world is podiatry practiced? (General Issues and Discussions Forum)

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

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

40 years of heel pain - GONE! (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

The meaning of ASICS (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Plantar pressures and cycling (Biomechanics, Sports and Foot Orthoses Forum)

Predictors of treatment failure for diabetic foot infections (Diabetic Foot and Wound Management Forum)

Gastrocnemius recession (Foot Surgery Forum)

Top 3 Frustrations as a podiatrist? (Practice Management Forum)

Podiatrist jailed after misconduct (USA Forum)

Biomechanics conferences (United Kingdom Forum)

Blister treatment updates (United Kingdom Forum)

Public podiatry service in australia (Australian Forum)

Podiatry conferences 2007? (Australian Forum)

Presentaciones (Espanol Forum)

How is this for a forum? (Break Room)

Virginia Tech (Break Room)

Doctors Separate Legs of 'Mermaid Baby' (Break Room)

 
Latest Research and Articles:

How To Diagnose Peripheral Arterial Disease. Full Text (Podiatry Today)

Pertinent Pearls On Treating Overuse Injuries In Endurance Athletes. Full Text (Podiatry Today)

Foot burns: Epidemiology and management. Abstract (Burns)

The compressive material properties of the plantar soft tissue. Abstract (J Biomech.)

Replacement of the first metatarsophalangeal joint with a Swanson implant accompanied by open-wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal bone for hallux valgus in rheumatoid arthritis. Abstract (Mod Rheumatol.)

Effect of metatarsal pad placement on plantar pressure in people with diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy. Abstract (Foot Ankle Int.)

Rheumatoid forefoot reconstruction: 1st metatarsophalangeal fusion and excision arthroplasty of lesser metatarsal heads. Abstract (Acta Orthop Belg.)

Effectiveness of calf muscle stretching for the short-term treatment of plantar heel pain: a randomised trial. Abstract (Biomedcentral)

Foot Health Forum

Haglund's Deformity

Lisfranc & Multiple Fractures - Please HELP

Sesamoiditis 

Night numbness and then pain in big toe