Newsletter 26 February 2008

Forum Watch:

Patient with 'awkward' gait (General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Burning on dorsum of feet (General Issues & Discussions Forum)

Western clinical trials bad for traditional medicine (General Issues & Discussions Forum)

First ray locking mechanism (Biomechanics, Sports & Foot Orthoses Forum)

Thought Experiment #1: Tie Tensile Force in Loaded Arch (Biomechanics, Sports & Foot Orthoses Forum)

Diabetes and ethnicity in outer city population Diabetic Foot & Wound Management Forum)

Genetic basis of peripheral vascular disease (Diabetic Foot & Wound Management Forum)

Iselin's Disease (Pediatrics Forum)

Force control is impaired in the ankle plantarflexors of elderly adults. (Gerontology Forum)

Foot Health care Practitioners? Is it worth doing a course? (United Kingdom Forum)

Inspection of private clinics (United Kingdom Forum)

Dananberg Seminars (Australian Forum)

Sick note system 'too soft' (Australian Forum)

Sistemas de análisis de presiones plantares (Espanol Forum)

Surgery art (Break Room)

This will keep you on your tiptoes (Break Room)

Shoetube.tv: the ultimate on-line fashion shoe experience (Break Room)

 
Latest Research and Articles:

Factors associated with treatment failure in patients with diabetic foot infections: An analysis of data from randomized controlled trials. Abstract (Diabetes Res Clin Pract.)

Psychotherapy intervention to reduce depressive symptoms in patients with diabetic foot syndrome. Abstract (Diabet Med.)

The action of plantar pressure on flexion reflex pathways in the isolated human spinal cord. Abstract (Clin Neurophysiol.)

MRI of metatarsal head subchondral fractures in patients with forefoot pain. Abstract (AJR Am J Roentgenol.)

Anatomic features of metatarsal heads that simulate erosive disease: cadaveric study using CT, radiography, and dissection with special emphasis on cross-sectional characterization of osseous anatomy. Abstract (AJR Am J Roentgenol.)

Plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur formation are associated with abductor digiti minimi atrophy on MRI of the foot. Abstract (Skeletal Radiol.)

Reliability and validity of the taiwan chinese version of the foot function index. Abstract (J Formos Med Assoc.)

Comparison of serial casting and stretching technique in children with congenital idiopathic clubfoot: Evaluation of a new assessment system. Abstract (Acta Orthop.)

Military cold injury during the war in the Falkland Islands 1982: an evaluation of possible risk factors. Abstract (J R Army Med Corps.)


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