Lecture Assignment for Week 43 Monday, April 20, 2009
1st Year Lecture
Austin Osteotomy


Vincent Hetherington, DPM
Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor
Department of Surgery
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine

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Dr. Hetherington's lecture will discuss the Austin osteotomy for the management of hallux valgus including indications, technique and complications.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

BioPro
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2nd Year Lecture
Stress Fractures of the Foot, Ankle and Leg


Amol Saxena, DPM
Dept. of Sports Medicine
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Palo Alto, CA

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This lecture provides an outline for the current treatment of lower extremity stress fractures below the knee. Diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, including the indications for bone stimulation are reviewed. Difficult to heal injuries such as Navicular and proximal lateral lesser metatarsal stress fractures are explained in detail. The listener should be able to definitively diagnose and treat these injuries after completing this session.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Pal
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3rd Year Lecture
Advances in Healing the Diabetic Wound


John Steinberg, DPM
Editor, PRESENT
Assistant Professor
Department of Plastic Surgery
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

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This lecture by John Steinberg, DPM presents several of the newest technologies in use for healing challenging diabetic foot wounds. There is a review of standard wound care including debridement, offloading, and moist wound care. Following is a discussion which includes case presentations on surgical balancing, bioengineered tissues, and negative pressure wound healing techniques for various wound types.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Integra
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