Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Volume 87, Issue 5

Shortening of the first metatarsal has been one of the reported complications noted in association with base osteotomies. Previous studies have used radiographs as a means of assessing metatarsal length, the reliability of which has been subject to q...

Guillan-Barré syndrome is an acute, symmetrical polyneuropathy with distinctive features. The early clinical course involves painful paresthesia that is usually followed by proximal motor weakness. Albuminocytologic dissociation in the cerebrospinal...

The pain associated with injections for inducing digital anesthesia can be decreased by adding sodium bicarbonate to plain lidocaine. A randomized, double-blind study has demonstrated that 24 out of 30 participants indicated on a visual analogue scal...

Despite advanced medical technology, deep venous thrombosis continues to be a seriously underdiagnosed common postsurgical complication of the patient, particularly of lower extremity procedures, often requiring postoperative bed rest as in any routi...

Solitary plasmacytoma of bone is a localized neoplastic proliferation of monoclonal plasma cells with varying degree of differentiation, producing a single osseous lesion [...]