abstract：:Sesamoid tumors of the hallux are rare, and their incidence and differential diagnosis have not been well described. We present a case with a bizarre callus formation of the medial sesamoid of the hallux that mimicked a bone tumor. After excision of the mass and related sesamoid, the patient remained asymptomatic duri...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Kiter E,Yagci B,Duzcan E

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the management of a patient who presented to a family-practice clinic with gangrenous digits. After a thorough evaluation, she was found to have protein C deficiency, which produced a hypercoagulable state. Differential diagnosis in the evaluation of the coagulopathic patient with appropriate hematologic t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Motley TA,Vanlandingham CL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Measurement of large-fiber peripheral nerve function is critical to the assessment of patients with nerve injury, chronic nerve compression, and neuropathy. We evaluated the Semmes-Weinstein nylon monofilament (SWM), vibrometry, and the Pressure-Specified Sensory Device (PSSD) (Sensory Management Services LLC, Baltimo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Radoiu H,Rosson GD,Andonian E,Senatore J,Dellon AL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presented here is a preliminary report of 102 patients who underwent first metatarsocuneiform joint arthrodeses performed with external fixation for the correction of hallux valgus. The advantages of using external fixation are the ability to initiate early weightbearing, predictable fusion, and removal of all of the ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Wang JC,Riley BM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the potential benefit of fifth metatarsal head resection versus standard conservative treatment of plantar ulcerations in people with diabetes mellitus. Using a retrospective cohort model, we abstracted data from 40 patients (22 cases and 18 controls) treated for uninfected, nonischemic diabetic fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Armstrong DG,Rosales MA,Gashi A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteochondroma is the most common benign bone tumor. It rarely affects rearfoot bones, and only a few cases of talar osteochondroma have been reported. We report a case of a solitary osteochondroma of the talus that presented as a painful callus on the anterior portion of the ankle that was refractory to dermatologic ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Keser S,Bayar A

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Achilles tendon of the patient with Charcot's foot neuroarthropathy has significantly altered physical properties compared with a normal tendon. Twenty-nine Achilles tendons from patients with Charcot's foot (n = 20) and non-Charcot's foot controls (n = 9) were loaded onto a biomechanical testing instrument. The b...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Grant WP,Foreman EJ,Wilson AS,Jacobus DA,Kukla RM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the plethora of information on human gait analysis, its continued use as a clinical tool remains uncertain. Analysis of gait dysfunction has become integral to podiatric medical practice, and, like many specialized fields, it is rapidly changing to meet the needs of the future. Practice in the 21st century is ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Curran SA,Dananberg HJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple surgical procedures have been described for the correction of equinus deformity. We present a review of the anatomy, biomechanics, and clinical assessment of equinus. In addition, we provide a detailed surgical technique for gastrocnemius soleus recession and introduce an anatomical guide for surgical treatme...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Lamm BM,Paley D,Herzenberg JE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After resection of bone or amputation, postoperative stump breakdown occurs frequently. Furthermore, the altered mechanics with ambulation are difficult to control with bracing and orthoses alone. During the past 10 years, the peroneus brevis tendon has been transferred to various locations in the foot after resection...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Schoenhaus J,Jay RM,Schoenhaus H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians have traditionally assessed range of motion of the first metatarsophalangeal and ankle joints in a static position. It is unclear, however, if these measurements accurately reflect functional sagittal plane limitations of these joints during gait. For 50 patients (100 feet), we assessed available dorsiflexi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Wrobel JS,Connolly JE,Beach ML

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to demonstrate the ability of a novel radiographic technology-diffraction-enhanced imaging-to detect contrast in bone tissue through absorption, refraction, and scatter rejection. Diffraction-enhanced imaging uses a synchrotron x-ray beam to produce images of high contrast by measuring ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Muehleman C,Sumner DR,Zhong Z

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a series of case reports to describe the technique of ankle joint manipulation and its effects on common problems of the foot and ankle. The relationship between motion and pain is described, as are the effects of muscular inhibition on the presence of joint restriction and their association with...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Dananberg HJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rationale that subtalar joint position, reflected by calcaneal alignment, determines foot morphology was used to formulate an approach to examination of the validity of three measures of "foot type": the Staheli Arch Index, the Chippaux-Smirak Index, and navicular height. Each measure was calculated in five positi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Mathieson I,Upton D,Prior TD

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2003, the American Podiatric Medical Association conducted its second annual "Walking City Competition." The objective of the study was to update and expand on the results of a previous study conducted in 2002, taking into account a wider variety of measures of walking and walking conditions and identifying the bes...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Fisher AH Jr,Tzamaras GP,Scherer JE

更新日期：2004-03-01 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：:Twenty-six patients with moderate-to-severe hallux valgus deformities were evaluated before and after treatment. All of the patients had incongruent great toe joints. The patients underwent modified proximal crescentic osteotomy, which was termed proximal oblique crescentic osteotomy. The results were evaluated at an ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Pehlivan O,Akmaz I,Solakoglu C,Kiral A,Kaplan H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study hypothesized that individuals who have a history of knee pain during repetitive weightbearing activities have a higher subtalar joint inclination angle than those with a history of foot pain. Study participants were selected on the basis of results of a written questionnaire that asked about the site and ca...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Pierrynowski MR,Finstad E,Kemecsey M,Simpson J

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of osteochondral lesions of the talus parallels that of similar lesions affecting the knee in many respects. Morbidity can be significant, and a variety of diagnostic and surgical techniques have been described. Although these lesions are significant for all patients, in athletic individuals they may bring a...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Roach R

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:Determination of the position of the subtalar joint axis is being more widely used clinically to facilitate the prescription of foot orthoses and the understanding of foot function, but clinical determination of the axis has not been widely investigated. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Payne C,Munteanu S,Miller K

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Podiatric medical students in Australia were surveyed to evaluate their reasons for entering podiatric medicine, knowledge of aging, attitudes toward older people, perceptions of treatment efficacy, and desire to specialize in geriatrics. Few students plan to specialize in geriatrics upon graduation (4%), with most pr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Menz HB,Stewart FA,Oates MJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:Fibrosarcoma is an uncommon, malignant soft-tissue tumor that is rarely found as a primary neoplasm in the foot. A case report is presented that demonstrates a large, locally invasive fibrosarcoma of the plantar aspect of the foot with initial symptoms consistent with plantar fasciitis. Below-the-knee amputation was p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Chen ML,Graf P,Masotto M,Shihabi NS

更新日期：2002-10-01 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：:Synovial sarcoma of the extremities represents 7% of all soft-tissue sarcomas. This article presents the case of a patient who was treated for a synovial sarcoma of the lateral aspect of the distal lower leg extending to the ankle and involving the fibular bone. The patient underwent a wide excision of the tumor, incl...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Sobel E,Giorgini R,Oropeza R,Bapat K,Richardson H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the treatment of lower-extremity wounds, specifically foot and ankle ulcerations, in the context of reimbursement for treatments rendered. Therefore, such issues as standard of care, documentation, classification of foot wounds, coding, and reimbursement are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Goldsmith H,Garoufalis MG

更新日期：2002-01-01 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 neuropathic foot has the potential to develop Charcot arthropathy. This study describes multiple cases of Charcot's foot following surgery. Of all the cases described, only one patient had any preexisting Charcot deformity or acute Charcot event. The study concludes that alterations of mechanical forces in the foo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Fishco WD

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onychomycosis is an extremely common condition that is increasing in prevalence. Although often innocuous, it may be complicated by discomfort and secondary bacterial infections. Recently introduced oral medications may be highly effective in the eradication of this condition; however, they may carry with them signifi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Borkowski P,Williams M,Holewinski J,Bakotic B

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lateral intermetatarsal angle, a measurement of the sagittal plane angular divergence between the dorsal cortices of the first and second metatarsals of lateral weightbearing foot radiographs, was compared in 30 normal and 30 hallux limitus feet. The results suggest that the angle may be measured reliably and that...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Bryant A,Mahoney B,Tinley P

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:Current biomechanical models of the midtarsal joint describe it as having two axes of rotation, the oblique and the longitudinal. The considerable freedom of movement available at the midtarsal joint means that kinematic assessment of its function and determination of its axis of rotation must be conducted under condi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Nester CJ,Findlow A,Bowker P

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of partial-foot amputations performed is increasing, and many recommendations have been made regarding the use of prostheses and footwear designed to prevent higher-level amputations in this population. The present study investigated the use of prostheses and shoe inserts and the types of footwear worn by p...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Sobel E,Japour CJ,Giorgini RJ,Levitz SJ,Richardson HL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ciclopirox 8% nail lacquer has recently become the first topical antifungal agent to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of onychomycosis. This article reviews the results of the two pivotal clinical trials of this drug that have been performed in the United States as well as those tha...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Gupta AK,Joseph WS

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Onychomycosis is the most frequently encountered condition in podiatric practice in the United States. A variety of modalities are available to confirm the presumptive diagnosis of onychomycosis. This study was conducted to compare the results of in-office dermatophyte test medium cultures with those of mycology labor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Scherer WP,Kinmon K

更新日期：2000-10-01 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：:Plantar pressure-measurement technology is being increasingly used by podiatric physicians and surgeons in both clinical practice and research. The authors present normal reference-range values for peak pressure, mean pressure, and pressure-time integral obtained from 30 healthy subjects using a two-step recording tec...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Bryant AR,Tinley P,Singer KP

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:Fractures that result from torsional loading of shafts in mechanical systems of nonbiologic materials generate a fracture line that forms a 45 degrees angle to an axis that is perpendicular to the direction of torsional loading on the shaft. As tension and compression are applied to these isotropic substances, the ang...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： VanCourt RB,Byron SE,Ali SJ,Caldwell BD

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00