Patients Who Mislead Clinicians
A nail that kept growing so far requires a biopsy with the return diagnosis of amelanotic melanoma. Paul discusses how easy it is to be misled by older patients.
Pain after Injections for Nail Surgery
Pain after injections for nail surgery is brought this month to readers by Alison Charlton. Alison is an avid reader of Podiatric Reflective Newsfeed and publishes her short case history for ConsultingFootPain. A growing number of queries are being raised on Podiatry Forums covering nail surgery
Chronicity and the Lateral Ankle Sprain
Chronicity and the lateral ankle sprain comes not as a surgical article, neither one about fractures of the ankle which form part of acute trauma. The subject is limited to the lateral ankle sprain and tears. Medial ankle sprains do arise but are generally rarer when compared to the other side of the ankle. When it comes to the anatomy involved, bone, joints, or soft tissue, the chronicity and lateral ankle sprain problems will vary.
Ankle Fracture or Sprain
During my 40 year career patients consulted me at various ages, and over various time frames since injury to the ankle. This has always provided me with various ideas on what their problem was. It seemed, back then, that the so-called common ankle sprain was the most under-treated injury known to mankind.
Phenolic Nail Surgery
There is nothing like a challenge and after a series of posts and comments by professionals the author decided to delve deeper into the problems of phenol, risk and healing problems as in pitfalls. Some useful nuggets are exchanged.
Continuing Professional Development in Podiatry
What makes up continuous professional development, more so today than ever. Ivan Bristow discusses the attitudes of regulators and government as gatekeepers for health education in the UK
About the Author
The background profile covering education, clinical practice and lecturing.for david Tollafield as author of this site now ten years in the making still provides material for the profession and patients.
The Third Ankle Joint
Few lay readers may be unaware that there are three joints around the ankle and the most important bone is the talus. This is the last of 3 articles covering this vital joint and the movement that it provides being essential for human function.
Should you write to the patient’s GP
An interesting thread developed on a Facebook group page which I felt needed examining. The answer to whether we should or should not write a GP after a consultation is worth exploring
Ankle Sprains and Strains
Do you know why you sprain you ankle? Is this something we should worry about. Understanding the mechanism for a sprain can help. What is a strain, and is it the same as a sprain. In the first of this ankle series I hope to enlighten the reader so do check out the series written for the discerning lay reader or indeed the professional.