Lecture Assignment for Week 4 Monday, July 26, 2010
1st Year Lecture
Classification of Lower Extremity Wounds


Lawrence Lavery, DPM,MPH
Professor
Department of Surgery
Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic
Texas A&M University
Health Science Center College of Medicine

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There are many classification systems present for lower extremities wounds, but with so many present, how does one keep them straight and know which is best? Dr. Lavery explains the wound classification systems of Shea, Meggitt/Wagner, and Lavery-UT in detail in this lecture. He discusses how the Lavery-UT system includes the depth of a wound and the comorbities of infection and ischemia that may be present. The lecture ends with multiple case studies that classify the wounds in the comparison of the Wagner and UT system.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Amerigel
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2nd Year Lecture
Retrocalcaneal Enthesiopathy


John Schuberth, DPM
Chief, Foot and Ankle Surgery
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
San Francisco, CA

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Posterior heel pain is a common entity in the Podiatric practice due to metabolic and/or functional etiologies. Dr. Schuberth discusses calcaneal enthesopathy in this lecture, with detail of the surgical treatments of an ostectomy or osteotomy to treat the symptomatic patient. Bursal anatomy, clinical evaluation, and radiographic evaluation are also described.

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by an Educational Grant from

BioPro
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3rd Year Lecture
Ankle Fusion


John Schuberth, DPM
Chief, Foot and Ankle Surgery
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
San Francisco, CA

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The complex ankle arthrodesis procedure is outlined in this lecture by Dr. Schuberth. Dr. Schuberth conveys the necessity of apposition of bone and stable fixation in order to have a successful outcome for the patient. Indications, ankle biomechanics, and surgical approaches are discussed, and Dr. Schuberth provides multiple case studies for evaluation.

This presentation was made possible
by an Educational Grant from

Gill Podiatry
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