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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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When diabetes complicates drop foot
In patients affected by both diabetes and drop foot, ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) can help restore a more normal gait pattern and reduce the mechanical risks of ulceration. But microtrauma caused by irritation and elevated pressure is also a significant concern in these patients, making device selection and fit critical concerns.
By Larry Hand
OA knee bracing in family practice
Research indicates that primary care physicians are underprescribing exercise as a treatment for knee osteoarthritis, and experts suggest the same can be said about bracing. “I think primary care physicians probably don’t know much about braces. Being primarily internists, primary care physicians may turn to what they know best, and that’s pharmacological therapy, because that’s what they’re accustomed to doing,” said Nicholas Giori, MD, PhD, an orthopedic surgeon at Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, CA.
By Larry Hand
Assessing PTTD: Linking the kinetic chain
Many studies of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD), or adult acquired flatfoot disorder, have focused on foot kinematics and benefits of bracing for pain relief and increased ambulation. But new findings from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles suggest clinicians also look higher along the kinetic chain when determining an effective treatment.
By Christina Hall Nettles
Finding a footwear-AFO fit in kids
Finding shoes that fit over ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) is a challenge for thousands of children with neuromuscular disorders that affect walking ability. Parents have waited patiently while custom AFOs were molded and fitted, only to find themselves at wit’s end when trying to finish the morning dress routine.
By Christina Hall Nettles
Maximizing postamputation joint health
After amputation patients and practitioners tend to focus on the affected side. But the intact limb, or “sound side,” is also worth watching as long-term shifts occur in weight distribution between limbs during gait. This stress can often lead to knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the intact limb.
By Shalmali Pal
The wear and tear of ankle sprains
Chronic ankle instability (CAI) has been linked to development of early ankle osteoarthritis (OA), but questions remain as to how and why the degeneration occurs and how bracing and other interventions might slow the process.
By Larry Hand
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