Friday, August 27, 2004

William Olson DPM

William Olson, D.P.M.

We mourn the passing of William Olson, D.P.M. of San Francisco, CA,who died on August 24, 2004 after a courageous 2½ year battle against cancer. Dr. Olson graduated CCPM in 1979 and was a former president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and a clinical professor at CCPM. Olson served as team podiatrist at UCBerkeley and was a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice. Dr. Olson was an author and innovator, who was responsible for the introduction of many high-tech materials to the orthotics industry.In 2001, Podiatry Management Magazine named him as one of the profession's 150 most influential practitioners.Those who had the pleasure of knowing Bill can attest to hisgenerosity in freely sharing his knowledge with others. He will be sorely missed.PM News policy is to recommend that memorial donations be made to the Fund For Podiatric Medical Educationhttp://www.apma.org/fpmh.htm

(reprinted from PMNews, with permission)

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William Olson DPM

William Olson, D.P.M.

We mourn the passing of William Olson, D.P.M. of San Francisco, CA,who died on August 24, 2004 after a courageous 2½ year battle against cancer. Dr. Olson graduated CCPM in 1979 and was a former president of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and a clinical professor at CCPM. Olson served as team podiatrist at UCBerkeley and was a Distinguished Practitioner in the National Academies of Practice. Dr. Olson was an author and innovator, who was responsible for the introduction of many high-tech materials to the orthotics industry.In 2001, Podiatry Management Magazine named him as one of the profession's 150 most influential practitioners.Those who had the pleasure of knowing Bill can attest to hisgenerosity in freely sharing his knowledge with others. He will be sorely missed.PM News policy is to recommend that memorial donations be made to the Fund For Podiatric Medical Educationhttp://www.apma.org/fpmh.htm

(reprinted from PMNews, with permission)

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Saturday, August 21, 2004

Another naughty podiatrist

Another naughty Podiatrist - this one got caught flming massges - link
UK Podiatrist's and the use of the term 'physician' - link

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Another naughty podiatrist

Another naughty Podiatrist - this one got caught flming massges - link
UK Podiatrist's and the use of the term 'physician' - link

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Thursday, August 19, 2004

Severs Disease

This is a good one:

Sever's Injury: A Stress Fracture of the Immature Calcaneal Metaphysis. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 24(5):488-492, September/October 2004.Ogden, John A. MD *; Ganey, Timothy M. PhD ++; Hill, J. David MD +; Jaakkola, Juha I. MD +

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children with a presumptive diagnosis of Sever's apophysitis and with continuing pain after conservative treatment demonstrated bone bruising within the trabecular bone of the metaphyseal region adjacent to the calcaneal apophysis. Limited portions of the apophyseal secondary ossification center showed similar increased signal changes. MRI studies following treatment with immobilization showed subsidence or disappearance of the metaphyseal but not any apophyseal signal changes commensurate with improvement in symptoms. Accordingly, the disorder commonly referred to as Sever's "apophysitis" may be a metaphyseal trabecular stress fracture, similar to the toddler's calcaneal stress fracture that has minimal or no involvement of the apophyseal ossification center, and thus should not be referred to as an apophysitis. Rather, it appears to be an overuse injury causing microinjury within the developing metaphyseal "equivalent" trabecular bone that has not completely adapted to the changing biologic (biomechanical) requirements of the growing, athletically active child.

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Severs Disease

This is a good one:

Sever's Injury: A Stress Fracture of the Immature Calcaneal Metaphysis. Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 24(5):488-492, September/October 2004.Ogden, John A. MD *; Ganey, Timothy M. PhD ++; Hill, J. David MD +; Jaakkola, Juha I. MD +

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in children with a presumptive diagnosis of Sever's apophysitis and with continuing pain after conservative treatment demonstrated bone bruising within the trabecular bone of the metaphyseal region adjacent to the calcaneal apophysis. Limited portions of the apophyseal secondary ossification center showed similar increased signal changes. MRI studies following treatment with immobilization showed subsidence or disappearance of the metaphyseal but not any apophyseal signal changes commensurate with improvement in symptoms. Accordingly, the disorder commonly referred to as Sever's "apophysitis" may be a metaphyseal trabecular stress fracture, similar to the toddler's calcaneal stress fracture that has minimal or no involvement of the apophyseal ossification center, and thus should not be referred to as an apophysitis. Rather, it appears to be an overuse injury causing microinjury within the developing metaphyseal "equivalent" trabecular bone that has not completely adapted to the changing biologic (biomechanical) requirements of the growing, athletically active child.

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Monday, August 09, 2004

Diabetic Foot site

I have been tardy in updating here and at my Diabetic Foot site - just added a whole lot of new stuff - check it out here

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Diabetic Foot site

I have been tardy in updating here and at my Diabetic Foot site - just added a whole lot of new stuff - check it out here

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