Category Archives: Podiatry Arena

Cholesterol level in non-insertional Achilles tendonopathy Dishan Singh The Foot; Article in Press Highlights •What is already known. •Familial hypercholesterolaemis is a treatable disorder if diagnosed early. •Patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia may present with Achilles tendon pain….Click to expand… Cholesterol … Continue reading →

Hi All, I have been racking my brain as to this patient with quite an unusual presentation. Please help if you have any insight 🙂 42yo male, healthy, active L foot burning + tingling since 1.5yrs. R foot burning + tingling since 1 year Continue reading →

Press Release: FUNGI CONTRIBUTE TO DELAYED HEALING OF CHRONIC WOUNDS Quote: Washington, DC – September 6, 2016 – Researchers in Pennsylvania and Iowa have discovered that fungal communities found in chronic wounds can form mixed bacterial-fungal biofilms and can be associated with poor outcomes and longer healing times. Their report, the first deep characterization of the fungi found in diabetic foot ulcers, is published this week in mBio, an online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The team followed 100 patients with diabetic foot ulcers?open wounds located on the bottom of the foot?during the course of 26 weeks, or until the wound healed or required amputation. Continue reading →

Hi Guy’s Anyone got this paper that they could attach for me to download ‘Cuboid syndrome and the significance of midtarsal joint stability’ JAPMA December 1987, Vol. 77, No Continue reading →