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Snake Bites to the Lower Extremity Reported to U.S. Emergency Departments
Background: Thousands of snake bites occur in the U.S. each year. Venomous snake bites can produce serious adverse effects, and even bites from nonvenomous snakes may cause adverse effects. Snake bites are often treated at hospital emergency departments (EDs). The objective of this study was to describe snake bites to the lower extremity treated at US hospital EDs.
By Mathias B. Forrester, BS
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Selection of amputation level in diabetic patients
Not all patients with diabetes and not all ulcerated limbs are amenable to salvage. When salvage is not an option, amputation can help improve patient function, but a number of factors should be considered when deciding how much of the foot—if any—should be retained.
By Cary Groner
Peroneal latency’s role in inversion ankle sprain
A delay in the activation of the peroneus longus and peroneus brevis muscles is thought to contribute to the risk of inversion ankle sprain. New research suggests that ankle taping, in addition to providing mechanical stability, also helps reduce this peroneal latency.
By Adam Knight, PhD, and Wendi Weimar, PhD
Patient race contributes to burden of knee OA
Evidence suggests that the prevalence and symptom severity of knee osteoarthritis are greater in African-American patients, underscoring the need for lower extremity practitioners to implement effective strategies for disease prevention and management in this patient population.
By Kelli D. Allen, PhD
When foot-ankle issues complicate knee surgery
A patient presenting with both end-stage knee osteoarthritis and a painful foot-ankle deformity is not uncommon, but the medical literature offers practitioners little guidance as to which condition should be managed first or whether they should be addressed simultaneously.
by Michael S. Pinzur, MD, and William Hopkinson, MD
Telemedicine technology propels diabetic foot care
Advances in communications technology now make it possible for an expert in one location to assess a diabetic foot ulcer in a patient who is miles away. But telehealth efforts face a number of hurdles, the most daunting of which may be patient privacy.
By Emily Delzell
Orthotic considerations for foot drop after stroke
When prescribing an ankle foot orthosis or neuroprosthesis for a patient with acute drop foot following stroke, lower extremity practitioners should consider the device’s potential effects on neural plasticity and motor relearning in addition to its potential effects on gait.
By Chad Lairamore, PhD, PT, CBISt
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