Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Volume 86, Issue 7

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Dear Editor: I found the summary and abstract of the article “Prevention of Lower Limb Pain in Soldiers Using Shock-Absorbing Orthotic Inserts,” by Richard A. Sherman, PhD, Kent W. Karstetter, DPM, Howard May, PT, and Allyn L. Woerman, MMSc, PT, JAPM...

Sixteen patients were evaluated following excision of recurrent intermetatarsal neuroma. Each underwent removal of a segment of nerve through an incision on the plantar aspect. The nerve stump was buried in the flexor digitorum brevis muscle. At the...

This study was designed to evaluate the effects of custom-molded orthoses on temporal and pressure parameters of the foot to provide an insight into how orthoses influence biomechanical function.

Appropriate care of feet of patients with diabetes requires a clear, descriptive classification system that may be used to direct appropriate therapy and possibly predict outcome. Ideally, this system would be used by all participants in a multidisci...

This study validates the concept that a standard (static) weightbearing lateral x-ray, taken with an orthoposer device, in the patient's angle and base of gait is clinically similar to findings seen during ambulatory (dynamic) gait. Sixty female subj...

Calcaneal pitch has been considered to be an indirect measure of subtalar joint function. The aim of this pilot study was to assess changes in the calcaneal pitch angle during dynamic gait. Sixty female subjects underwent videofluoroscopy to obtain 2...

The complications of elevation and shortening in the oblique closing base wedge osteotomy of the first metatarsal fixated with either a single AO screw or two 0.062 Kirschner wires were compared. Thirty-three consecutive oblique closing base wedge os...

The incidence of skeletal metastases varies from 6% to 85% depending on the primary tumor and the method of evaluation [...]

Prescription medications are thought to cause less than 1% of all congenital abnormalities. However, prescribing a medication to treat the foot disorder of a pregnant patient can be a source of anxiety for the physician. The authors review some of th...

To the Editor: The copperhead is a North American poisonous snake of the pit viper group. It measures approximately 2 to 3 feet in length and can be readily identified by its copper-colored head [...]