Lecture Assignment for Week 35 Monday, February 22, 2010
1st Year Lecture
Foot & Ankle MRI: Bone and Soft Tissue Disorders


Steven Needell, MD
Director of Musculoskeletal Imaging
Boca Raton Community Hospital, Florida

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MRI has become vital to the diagnosis of many bone and soft tissue diagnoses. Dr. Needell provides an overview in this lecture of the bone and soft tissue disorders that MRI can visualize. He provides MRI examples of bone trauma, osteonecrosis, osteomyelitis, etc, and describes the MRI characteristics of these. He also talks of soft tissue masses, tarsal tunnel, and entrapment neuropathies.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Gill Podiatry
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2nd Year Lecture
Forefoot Amputations


Michael Cohen, DPM,FACFAS
Director, VA Miami
Podiatric Residency Program

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Dr Cohen reviews current limb salvage and amputation techniques in the forefoot. This comprehensive lecture discusses preoperative assessment, timing and long term prognosis of various amputations. The topic is anatomically divided into two very comprehensive lectures. A pictorial of various case presentations are provided along with a discussion regarding the morbidity and mortality rates.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Huntleigh Healthcare
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3rd Year Lecture
Use of Absorbable Antibiotic Beads in the Management of Osteomyelitis


Jeffrey C Karr, DPM,CWS,ACCPPS,FAPWCA,FCCWS


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This Lecture by Dr. Jeffrey Karr will review antibiotic bead carriers.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Bone Support
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