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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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Proper Diabetes Care Can Reduce Rising Lower Extremity Amputation Rates
In a recent article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, reporter Stacey Burling wrote, “Amputation rates among people with diabetes in the United States dropped for about 15 years, but recent reports issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlight a disturbing trend: Amputation rates have been rising in people under 65 with diabetes since 2009.
By Mark Hinkes, DPM
Tech Innovation Has Nudged Podiatry Forward More Than Any Other Force
Although it’s difficult to predict future developments, one might extrapolate, to some extent, large changes to a specialty of medicine by looking back on the history of the field and combining it with recent developments and trends.
By Jarrod M. Shapiro, DPM
To Improve Patient Outcomes, Measure What Matters
Mobility and balance deficits in patients with lower extremity impairments are significant factors for decreased quality of life. To improve outcomes for these patients, clinicians need measures that are evidence-based and scientifically validated; in other words, there is a need to measure things that matter.
By Michael Rowling, BS
Foot and Ankle Surgery: A “Minimal” Future
Before pronouncing what I predict will be the single most significant change in foot and ankle surgery in coming years, it’s essential to look back. I asked an orthopedic colleague what he thought the most significant change in orthopedics was over the past 25 years, and he replied, “locking plate technology.” I agree.
By Patrick A. DeHeer, DPM
OUTCOMES COULD BE AFFECTED: Is Reimbursement Reduction Imminent for Most Off-the-Shelf Braces?
My perspective on the future reflects my professional interest in lower-extremity injuries and conditions that can be treated by knee braces and by ankle-foot and knee-ankle-foot orthoses. An aging population and other market demographics seem to indicate there is an increasing need for braces; new manufacturing methods, including interesting composite materials and 3D printing, seem to point toward a future of technical innovation.
By Rick Riley
“Capstone” Research Has Great Value to Orthotics and Prosthetics
Georgia Institute of Technology initiated its Masters of Science in Prosthetics and Orthotics (MSPO) program in 2002, knowing that considerable advances in the profession would be possible if research was an emphasis in clinical education. Students entering the program came with added bases of knowledge, dominated by…
By Geza F. Kogler, PHD
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Improving Diabetes Care Management Processes and Referrals To Podiatry in Primary Care
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In a study of 149 calf muscle strain injuries (CMSI) among 123 Australian...
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A Better Way to Easily Assess Knee Muscle Function
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Development of a Low-Cost ‘Smart’ Rollator for Clinical Rehabilitation
Researchers from the University of Malaga in collaboration with the...
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Welcome to Lower Extremity Review or LER as we call it. This long awaited magazine fills the lower extremity information gap for practitioners in the fields of Podiatry, Physical Therapy, O&P Pedorthics, and Orthopedics. With over 20 years experience in multi-disciplinary editorial development and publishing, the collaboration of this incredible team has made this publication possible
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