After Achilles Tendon Injury, Kobe is Back
It’s summer in San Francisco, and you are heading to the beach.  Surfboard? check.  Towel? check.  Sunscreen? check.  Shoes? forget the shoes!  Wait – you look down, noticing something a little…off putting about your toes this morning. You grab your sandals. No, better put on sneakers.  And...
I was recently fortunate enough to have the opportunity to provide commentary with Michael Nusimow, CEO of drchrono, to Kimberly Leonard, a Producer for Health at U.S. News. The focus of the story was “Three Things Doctors Should Know About The Affordable Care Act”; a big task considering the...
In a very encouraging development, on December 12 APMA’s signature HELLPP Act legislative language—recognizing DPMs as physicians under Medicaid—was adopted as an amendment to the US Senate Finance Committee’s Medicare physician payment reform legislation. Sens. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and...
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A researcher in Germany has found that there are benefits to using intraoperative three-dimensional imaging (3D), computer assisted surgery (CAS) and intraoperative pedography during foot and ankle surgery. An analysis of several ongoing experimental and prospective studies showed that the use of...
When Kaiba Gionfriddo was just a few months old, a 3D-printed device saved his life.
Abstract Purpose Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is an established procedure in the ankle providing satisfactory results. The development of a completely arthroscopic ACI procedure in the ankle joint made the technique easier and reduced the morbidity. The purpose of this investigation...