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Lower Extremity Compression
04/01/2026
Loan Lam, DPM, FAWPHc, FAPWCA, CWSP, CHWS, CLWT
Compression therapy remains the gold standard for managing lower extremity edema, yet its application is often underutilized due to clinical uncertainty. Understanding the edema continuum—and how patients move along it—is essential to...
Compression therapy remains the gold standard for managing lower extremity edema, yet its application is often underutilized due to clinical uncertainty. Understanding the edema continuum—and how patients move along it—is essential to...
Compression therapy remains the...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
TAR Contraindications
04/01/2026
Alan Ng, DPM, FACFAS; Oliver Knauer, DPM, AACFAS
Understanding absolute and relative contraindications to total ankle replacement helps surgeons minimize complications such as loosening, wound failure, and early revision. This article provides a practical, evidence-informed framework to...
Understanding absolute and relative contraindications to total ankle replacement helps surgeons minimize complications such as loosening, wound failure, and early revision. This article provides a practical, evidence-informed framework to...
Understanding absolute and...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
Ankle Fracture Fixation
04/01/2026
Alexa Bykowski, DPM; Brian Burgess, DPM, FACFAS
Ankle fracture management is increasingly guided by mortise stability and patient factors, not simply fracture pattern or the number of malleoli involved. Even subtle talar malalignment can dramatically alter tibiotalar contact mechanics and...
Ankle fracture management is increasingly guided by mortise stability and patient factors, not simply fracture pattern or the number of malleoli involved. Even subtle talar malalignment can dramatically alter tibiotalar contact mechanics and...
Ankle fracture management is...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
Perioperative GLP-1 Considerations
04/01/2026
Melissa Lockwood, DPM
For podiatric surgeons, the shift to using GLP-1 receptor agonists introduces new perioperative considerations. A thoughtful, multidisciplinary approach is essential to safely optimize outcomes in this growing patient population.
For podiatric surgeons, the shift to using GLP-1 receptor agonists introduces new perioperative considerations. A thoughtful, multidisciplinary approach is essential to safely optimize outcomes in this growing patient population.
For podiatric surgeons, the...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
TAR Edema Control
04/01/2026
Keith A. Crenshaw, DPM, MS, AACFAS; Jeffrey E. McAlister, DPM, FACFAS
Postoperative edema following total ankle arthroplasty is more than a temporary inconvenience—it is a critical determinant of wound healing and long-term outcomes. Emerging evidence suggests that both preoperative soft-tissue characteristics...
Postoperative edema following total ankle arthroplasty is more than a temporary inconvenience—it is a critical determinant of wound healing and long-term outcomes. Emerging evidence suggests that both preoperative soft-tissue characteristics...
Postoperative edema following...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
Heel Melanoma
04/01/2026
Kody Jacobson, DPM; Devin Towson, DPM; Jodi Walters, DPM, DABFAS; James Dancho, DPM, FACFAS; Valarie Samoy, DPM, DABPM
Heel melanoma is uncommon, but its location on a weight-bearing surface makes it easy to miss. These three plantar heel cases underscore how delayed recognition can lead to invasive disease and nodal spread, while timely biopsy and...
Heel melanoma is uncommon, but its location on a weight-bearing surface makes it easy to miss. These three plantar heel cases underscore how delayed recognition can lead to invasive disease and nodal spread, while timely biopsy and...
Heel melanoma is uncommon, but...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
Vibrio Necrotizing Fasciitis
04/01/2026
Karin Messiha, DPM; Ksenja Llazar, DPM; Shailee Vishnubhatt, DPM
Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive, often fatal soft tissue infection that demands immediate clinical recognition and decisive surgical management. This case underscores the limitations of relying on the LRINEC...
Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive, often fatal soft tissue infection that demands immediate clinical recognition and decisive surgical management. This case underscores the limitations of relying on the LRINEC...
Vibrio vulnificus necrotizing...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
Nutrition
04/01/2026
Lisa M. Schoene, DPM, ATC, FACFAS
As supplements flood the marketplace and patients arrive armed with questions about nutrition, detoxification, and longevity, podiatrists are uniquely positioned to guide evidence-informed conversations about lifestyle and targeted...
As supplements flood the marketplace and patients arrive armed with questions about nutrition, detoxification, and longevity, podiatrists are uniquely positioned to guide evidence-informed conversations about lifestyle and targeted...
As supplements flood the...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
Surgeon Wellness
04/01/2026
Jennifer J. Spector, DPM, FACFAS
This ACFAS session focused on managing high-stress moments in real time, navigating difficult patient dynamics without losing yourself, and cultivating courage and resilience when life fractures your identity.
This ACFAS session focused on managing high-stress moments in real time, navigating difficult patient dynamics without losing yourself, and cultivating courage and resilience when life fractures your identity.
This ACFAS session focused on...
04/01/2026
Podiatry Today
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