Limb-length discrepancy as a cause of plantar fasciitis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Maintaining balance is a complex phenomenon that is influenced by a range of sensorimotor factors. Foot posture and mobility may also influence balance and postural sway. Recently, three-dimensional foot scanners have been used to assess foot posture. This tool allows many individuals to be scanned quickly a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Saghazadeh M,Tsunoda K,Soma Y,Okura T

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The growth factors derived from platelets contained in platelet-rich plasma comprise a series of molecules that favor the production of collagen with the proliferation of fibroblasts and new blood vessels. These substances exert their effect on the cells, acting in all the stages of cicatrization, especially...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Córdoba-Fernandez A,Rayo-Rosado R,Juarez-Jiménez JM

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Joint hypermobility syndrome/Ehlers-Danlos syndrome hypermobility type (JHS/EDS-HT) is a rheumatologic condition characterized by generalized joint hypermobility and musculoskeletal and nonmusculoskeletal findings related to congenital laxity of connective tissue. Because foot pain and other foot problems ar...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Cimolin V,Galli M,Celletti C,Pau M,Castori M,Morico G,Albertini G,Camerota F

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amputation at the level of the ankle joint is a valuable but underused procedure for a variety of conditions affecting the foot and ankle. The procedure provides a comfortable and durable stump that allows the lower-extremity amputee to function with minimal disability. This article reviews the indications for Syme's ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Hudson JR,Yu GV,Marzano R,Vincent AL

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure platforms offer the potential to measure and record electronic footprints rapidly; however, the accuracy of geometric indexes derived from these prints has not been investigated. A comparison of conventional ink footprints with simultaneously acquired electronic prints revealed significant differences in seve...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Urry SR,Wearing SC

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of the nail that is recalcitrant to treatment. It is unclear why normally effective antifungal therapy results in low cure rates. Evidence suggests that there may be a plethora of reasons that include the limited immune presence in the nail, reduced circulation, presence of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Gupta AK,Carviel J,Shear NH

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors undertook a retrospective analysis of the long-term efficacy of the Green-Watermann procedure for the treatment of painful hallux limitus or rigidus. Questionnaires were sent to 80 consecutive patients who had such procedures performed between 1990 and 1999. Medical records and radiographs were reviewed fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Dickerson JB,Green R,Green DR

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Painful lesions on the plantar aspect of the interphalangeal joint of the great toe respond well to surgical excision of the accessory bone found lying superior to or within the flexor hallucis longus tendon. Several incisional approaches are available, each with potential advantages and disadvantages. Failure to cons...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Yu GV,Nagle CJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of soft tissue attachment and reattachment has been addressed over the years through a variety of surgical techniques. This includes tendons and ligaments that have been detached both surgically and traumatically from their osseous origins or insertions. This study is designed to provide the reader with a ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Yu GV,Chang T,White JM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Identifying the variability of footprint measurement collection techniques and the reliability of footprint measurements would assist with appropriate clinical foot posture appraisal. We sought to identify relationships between these measures in a healthy population. METHODS:On 30 healthy participants, midg...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Fascione JM,Crews RT,Wrobel JS

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Short-term medical missions are common in medical educational settings and could possibly affect student learning. Little research has been conducted about the potential of these missions on students' transformative learning, in particular as it relates to empathy and multicultural awareness. METHODS:Eight ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Elliott CM 2nd,Toomey RJ 3rd,Goodman BA,Barbosa P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence to indicate that therapeutic footwear can help prevent lower extremity amputation in patients with diabetes. The primary means of preventing amputation is to protect the insensitive foot from unnoticed trauma and excessive plantar pressures that occur during walking. The specific prescription of the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Mueller MJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupus erythematosus is an enigmatic disease. Its podiatric manifestations are largely cutaneous, but vasculitic involvements may produce complications. The authors review much of the histopathology of lupus erythematosus that is relevant to the podiatric physician and surgeon. Awareness of the serious systemic implica...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： McCarthy DJ,Lagana FJ

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elderly make more frequent use of general podiatric medical services than the younger population. It is therefore important for podiatric physicians to become familiar with the general principles of infectious disease as applied to an elderly population, which is susceptible to a wider spectrum of disease with mor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Cristofaro PA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Amputation Prevention Initiative is a project conducted jointly by the Massachusetts Public Health Association and the Massachusetts Podiatric Medical Society that seeks to study methods to reduce nontraumatic lower-extremity amputations from diabetes. METHODS:To determine the rate of diabetes-related l...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Cook EA,Cook JJ,Labre MP,Givens H,Diresta JJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Older people have multiple foot health problems; therefore, nursing staff need to pay attention to the foot care of older people, especially in long-term care and nursing homes. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge of nursing staff (n = 16) regarding foot care, their foot-care activities, a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Stolt M,Routasalo P,Suhonen R,Leino-Kilpi H

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Behcet's disease is a rare autoimmune systemic vasculitis. It usually presents with a symptom complex involving primarily mucocutaneous lesions, genital lesions, and uveitis. When it involves the lower extremity, venous and arterial disease predominates, and joint involvement occurs in approximately 50% of patients. W...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Mahoney JM,Millonig K

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from a multicenter nationwide multispecialty survey, the authors investigated the efficacy of in-office dermatophyte test medium (DTM) and central laboratory cultures used to confirm onychomycosis across samples collected by podiatric, dermatologic, and primary-care physicians. The samples collected by podi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Jennings MB,Rinaldi MG

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of ulcer size is normally limited to measuring length, width, and depth, and comparing those figures to previously obtained values. These comparisons are grossly inaccurate, and a more representative technique can be used by treating the ulceration as a three-dimensional object. The author proposes seve...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Johnson JD

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Residency education has an interesting history in the US that speaks clearly about some of the cherished beliefs still perpetuated in today's residency training programs. The history also provides a foundation for considering how the current knowledge of adult education theory and practice can be incorporated into res...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Bashook PG

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonunion of an isolated undisplaced cuboid fracture is unusual. We report a case of symptomatic nonunion of an isolated cuboid fracture after nonoperative treatment. Fracture union was achieved with surgery, and the patient returned to full activities. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Britton E,Fazal MA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from 37 patients who underwent a transmetatarsal amputation from January 1993 to April 1996 were reviewed. The mean age and diabetes duration of the subjects were 54.9 (+/- 13.2) years and 16.6 (+/- 8.9) years, respectively. The follow-up period averaged 42.1 (+/- 11.2) months. At the time of follow-up, 29 (78.4%...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： La Fontaine J,Reyzelman A,Rothenberg G,Husain K,Harkless LB

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of fifth metatarsal fracture is somewhat common in sports and can be complicated in nature. Fractures of the fifth metatarsal can occur at a number of locations. Although some of these fractures respond well to conservative treatment, others have been notoriously hard to heal, with high rates of nonunion...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Darabos N,Obrovac K,Knez N,Darabos A,Hudetz D,Elabjer E

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Computed tomography is a primary imaging technique for evaluating congenital and developmental anomalies of the foot and ankle. Other imaging modalities have special capabilities, but computed tomography is a fast, safe, and effective method of assessing the anatomy. To demonstrate this point, the authors present and ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Lomasney LM,Demos TC,Harris EJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fever is an active yet nonspecific response of the body to infections and other insults that cause immune cells to release cytokines, resulting in a brain prostanoid-mediated rise in body temperature. The causes, types, clinical management, and postoperative consequences of fever are reviewed in this article. Physicia...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Becker JH,Wu SC

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to determine whether fungal culture results in cases of suspected onychomycosis differ depending on the location from which the specimen is obtained. Specimens were taken from the nail plate, subungual debris, and nail bed in 30 patients with clinical evidence of onychomycosis. Cultures from the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Harvey CK,Richardson A

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exertional compartment syndrome (ECS) in the foot is rarely reported and often confused with plantar fasciitis as a cause of arch pain in the running athlete. We describe a case involving a 19 year old competitive collegiate runner who developed a chronic case of bilateral medial arch pain during training, which was i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Izadi FE,Richie DH Jr

更新日期：2014-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Midline metatarsal ray deficiencies, which occur in approximately half of congenital short limbs with fibular deficiency, provide the most distal and compelling manifestation of a fluid spectrum of human lower-extremity congenital long bone reductions; this spectrum syndromically affects the long bone triad of the pro...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Hootnick DR

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We assessed the efficacy of customized foot orthotic therapy by comparing reulceration rates, minor amputation rates, and work and daily living activities before and after therapy. Peak plantar pressures and peak plantar impulses were compared with the patients not wearing and wearing their prescribed footwe...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Fernandez ML,Lozano RM,Diaz MI,Jurado MA,Hernandez DM,Montesinos JV

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous types of soft tissue surgical procedures can be performed using radiowave techniques. The Ellman International Surgitron is a versatile surgical instrument capable of making incisions, excisions, dessication, and coagulation. It converts electrical current into controlled energy in the radiowave frequency of ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Hettinger DF

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00