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How do stress risers affect bone healing and fractures?

The image to the right is one of those moments where my wife just shakes her head.  We were driving through northern New Mexico when I pulled over to the side of the road and got out of the car - in the middle of nowhere.  And I took a picture...

Lessons learned from a foot surgeon undergoing foot surgery - 

 One of the factors that motivated me to go into podiatry as a young man was, in fact, a bit personal.  Being born with bilateral club feet, I felt I might have a little more empathy for folks who suffered from foot and ankle pain.  It’...

Is passive, personal neglect a form of suicide? 

One of my jobs in lower extremity health is limb salvage.  I had completed a forefoot amputation on a patient several weeks ago for osteomyelitis (bone infection).  In the course of recovery, I got to know a wonderful man who was full of laughter and...

When it comes to falls – “I’m the winner!”

I was speaking with an older patient and his wife and touched on the topic of home safety and falls.  The patient has Parkinson’s disease and is particularly at risk for falls.  When I asked how he was doing with falls, he didn’t miss a beat by stating, “I...

How has internal fixation changed our thinking about cast disease?

Immobilization is one of the primary tenants of injury management.  But prolonged immobilization can result in problems.  Cast disease describes the problems associated with immobilization of an injury with rigid casting or prolonge...