abstract：:A range of patient-oriented and practitioner-oriented outcomes were used to evaluate the efficacy of "gait plate" shoe inlays in controlling symptoms associated with in-toeing in otherwise healthy children. For 18 in-toeing children, parents completed a preintervention questionnaire. Then, during randomized trials, fo...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Redmond AC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The foot is an engineering marvel that allows the body to perform many physical activities over a wide variety of terrain with remarkable efficiency. The functions of the foot and the lower extremity are biomechanically integrated; thus normal lower-extremity function requires normal foot function and vice versa. Beca...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Kirby KA

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of trials required to obtain a reliable representation of the plantar pressure pattern is an important factor in the assessment of people with insensate feet or the use of plantar pressure data as a basis for fabrication of foot orthoses. Traditionally, the midgait method has been used for the collection of...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： McPoil TG,Cornwall MW,Dupuis L,Cornwell M

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A device was constructed to assess two-point discrimination in the plantar skin of younger, middle-aged, and older adults. The device consisted of paired filaments, each delivering a tip force of 4.56 log units (equivalent to 3.63 g), at a fixed distance apart. Statistical analysis showed significant differences in tw...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Lynch W,Mooney J

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accidental falls in the older population are common and often result in serious injury. Although a number of factors have been recognized as risk factors for falling, the effect of footwear on postural stability is often overlooked. This article reviews the literature on the effect of various footwear features on post...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Menz HB,Lord SR

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reliability and normal values for the relaxed calcaneal stance position were determined in a nonclinic population of healthy adults and children (88 adults and 124 children) ranging in age from 5 to 36 years. The mean relaxed calcaneal stance position for adults was 6.07 degrees valgus (SD 2.71 degrees) (range, 1 degr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Sobel E,Levitz SJ,Caselli MA,Tran M,Lepore F,Lilja E,Sinaie M,Wain E

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author has devised a new type of fixation for the Akin osteotomy. The fixation consists of double-stranded monofilament wire that is threaded through drill holes medially to laterally both proximal and distal to the osteotomy, encompassing four cortices. The fixation is placed prior to the cutting of the osteotomy...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Schlefman BS

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flatfoot may be classified as pathologic or physiologic. Pathologic flatfoot is often characterized by stiffness of the foot, causes disability, and requires treatment. Physiologic flatfoot is a normal variation; it causes no disability and tends to improve with time. Physiologic flatfoot is most common in individuals...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Staheli LT

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinicians may have poor sensitivity in determining whether a given diabetic patient with a foot ulcer has osteomyelitis. Thus many turn to diagnostic tests. The literature was reviewed and data on the sensitivity and specificity of five commonly used diagnostic tests were compiled. Using Bayes' theorem, the authors' ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Wrobel JS,Connolly JE

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared preoperative and postoperative results for selected radiographic measurements of 30 patients undergoing the modified Austin bunionectomy procedure for the correction of hallux abducto valgus. Significant reductions in all postoperative radiographic values were demonstrated, including hallux abductu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Bryant AR,Singer KP

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To minimize injection anxiety and discomfort, the podiatric surgeon can choose from a variety of topical anesthetics. Available modalities include skin refrigerants (also referred to as vapocoolants), needleless injection systems, iontophoresis, and eutectic mixtures of topical anesthetic cream such as EMLA Cream. Man...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Plotkin S

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth factors are increasingly investigated for their role in wound healing. The authors present evidence from human and animal studies suggesting that growth hormone induces a positive nitrogen balance, enhances connective-tissue synthesis, and increases lean body mass. The physiology of diabetes and wound healing i...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Massey KA,Blakeslee C,Pitkow HS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a previously undescribed torsion located within the tendon of peroneus brevis. The musculotendinous unit of peroneus brevis was isolated from 46 lower extremities of cadavers. A goniometer was constructed and utilized to quantify the degree of torsion located within each peroneus brevis tendon. Tor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Nelson ML,Roukis TS,Page JC,Northcote KL

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：: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

abstract：:The case of a 27-year-old female, 5 years after a motor vehicle accident that resulted in spinal cord damage, is reviewed. She progressed well after her accident for 4 years, at which time she developed a neuropathic heel ulceration, aggravated by her calcaneal gait and pregnancy weight gain. The rarity of such a case...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Ward K,Sobel E,Kosinski MA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents the results of analyses of statistical data from 4,328 members of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) who responded to the 1996 Podiatric Practice Survey, conducted from July through August 1996. Written comments from a sample of 200 respondents were also extracted for review and ana...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors：

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flexor digitorum accessorius longus muscle was encountered during routine dissection of the posteromedial region of the left ankle of an 84-year-old female cadaver, by a first year podiatric medical student, in a lower extremity anatomy laboratory session. The purpose of this article is to describe the flexor digi...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： VanCourt RB,Siesel KJ

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some leaders of the profession and its educational components have voiced concern about changes under way in California and questioned whether the state board of podiatric medicine is acting appropriately. The author attempts to clarify the role of state licensing boards, developments in California, and the board's al...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Rathlesberger JH

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickets is a pediatric disorder not commonly encountered by physicians in the US. Nevertheless, the podiatric physician should be aware that it persists and may exist in children who initially present with gait disturbances or failure to thrive. By using routine plain film radiography of the child's foot, the podiatri...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Osher L,Lembach L,Brooks TS,Failor L

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteomyelitis and osteoarthropathy may appear clinically and radiographically similar. Many retrospective and some prospective studies have shown that magnetic resonance imaging provides valuable information about the pathologic basis of disease, specifically in the differentiation of osteomyelitis from osteoarthropat...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Naftulin KA,Stone PA,McGarry JJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 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 alteration in glomerular basement membrane permeability associated with microangiopathy in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats was studied by determining the movement across the glomerular basement membrane of anionic ferritin probes injected into rats at different points in the development of the disease. Visual...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Boyd RB,Thompson VW,Atkin J

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic premise central to the diagnosis and treatment of most mechanogenic foot and ankle pathologies is that a given foot will display a characteristic function depending on the biomechanical alignment of the hindfoot and forefoot. However, the effects of foot type on an individual's ability to perform comfortable...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Song J,Hillstrom HJ,Secord D,Levitt J

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors present a case of congenital idiopathic brachymetatarsia of the fourth metatarsal. A combination of techniques was used to address the components of the deformity and its correction, which include preoperative soft tissue stretching, Z-skin plasty, Z-tendon lengthening, Z-lengthening metatarsal osteotomy w...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Solomon MG,Blacklidge DK

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors address current issues regarding use of antiseptics and disinfectants with particular emphasis on the problems associated with claims made by manufacturers of various chemical agents. Other issues include the efficacy and limitations of commercial products, selecting the most appropriate formulation for pr...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Terleckyj B,Elsinger EC,Axler DA

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report was presented because there are few published cases of a solitary lesion of primary osteoma cutis occurring in the foot. It is an unusual cause of heel pain. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Klein MD

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred seventy-six of 209 consecutive new patients were examined over a 6-week period for the presence or absence of equinus deformity in the course of their workup for their primary complaint. Of the patients examined, 96.5% exhibited restricted ankle dorsiflexion requiring compensation during gait. Foot complai...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Hill RS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Articular hyaline cartilage is of interest to both the clinician and the basic scientist because of its unique physical and chemical properties which are a consequence of its biochemical composition. Although it is a tissue which is hypocellular, avascular, and also lacks nerves and lymphatics, it is active in synthes...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Muehleman C,Arsenis CH

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors illustrated a chronic bilateral plantar foot ulcer of several years' duration that was resistant to all forms of conventional therapy, yet was resolved after 13 1/2 weeks of maggot therapy. The contralateral foot ulcer showed no improvement during the same period, despite continual inpatient conventional d...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Stoddard SR,Sherman RA,Mason BE,Pelsang DJ,Sherman RM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of diabetic foot ulcerations has been a difficult task for podiatrists. Numerous methods and materials have been used in an attempt to alleviate this frustrating and complex treatment dilemma. However, there is one treatment method that has been used successfully for decades on plantar ulcerations of the...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Baker RE

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The author explains the need to document medical records to provide protection in litigation and to enhance medical care. Practical tips to make documentation easier and more efficient are given. ...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Callahan LM

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:In this review, the author presents the physiologic events in wound healing. A discussion is provided with emphasis on proper tissue handling and suture techniques. A variety of methods are demonstrated as they are applied to specific clinical situations in foot and ankle surgery. It is the intent of this discussion t...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Gusman D

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of 12 cases of bony tumors involving the talus is presented. Giant cell tumor was the most common tumor. Malignant tumors should be treated by surgical ablation followed by chemotherapy. There are good results after excision or curettage and bone grafting in the treatment of benign neoplasms. Giant cell tumor...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Dhillon MS,Singh B,Singh DP,Prabhu V,Nagi ON

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On the issues of incidence and prevalence: Specific Foot Problems. At the national level, ie, all respondents combined, the agreement between the NHIS and BrimmComm findings is remarkably close. Much of the difference, if not all, is believed explainable by the approximately 5% shortfall in the reported rate of proble...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Greenberg L

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：:The authors presented a case report of a patient presenting with heel pain symptoms and physical findings similar to those associated with a heel spur syndrome. With a standard x-ray, the presence of a simple bone cyst was evident. Although mainly reported in tubular bones, steroid injection therapy has been successfu...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Smith SB,Shane HS

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical repair of an acute, distal, tendo Achillis rupture in a 59-year-old diabetic male is described in which the Mitek Anchor System was used. The injury described is a distal tear of the insertion of the tendon into the calcaneus without avulsion fracture of the calcaneus. Sixteen months of postoperative follow-u...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Hanna JR,Russell RD,Giacopelli JA

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten subjects between the ages of 19 and 29 years walked and performed four aerobic movements over a force and pressure platform. Peak plantar pressure and peak vertical force data were collected three times on the dominant leg as each subject performed all of the five activities. Peak vertical forces acting on the low...

journal_title：Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

authors： Thompson DL,Hatley MR,McPoil TG,Cornwall MW

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00