The COVID-19 national pandemic has caused alterations in all aspects of our lives, including regularly scheduled training activities at local gyms. To help stay active, we have resorted to exercises such as power walking and running. This has led to an increase in the number of cases of plantar fasciitis and heel spur syndrome that…
Radiation therapy is commonly employed in the treatment of various cancers alone, or in a combination with surgical tumor excision, with the purpose of selectively killing cancer cells at the tumor site.1 Radiation therapy, however, is damaging to the surrounding healthy tissue and may result in tissue necrosis. Radiation can also compromise wound healing leading…
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), venous leg ulcers (VLUs), and pressure ulcers (PUs) represent the most common hard-to-heal wounds. According to Armstrong, “Every 1.2 seconds, someone develops a diabetic ulcer; every 20 seconds, someone is amputated.” In the United States, $1 million is spent every 30 seconds on diabetic foot complications. The news is similar for…
All wounds, especially chronic ones, become colonized with bacteria. It arises from the patient’s skin, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, or where exogenous bacteria are transferred from the environment or conveyed on the hands of healthcare workers [1-3]. When the bacterial load reaches 105 CFU/G, which is colony forming units per gram of tissue, the wound…
Arthrodesis of the first metatarsal-phalangeal joint is a reliable procedure for correction of both hallux limitus/rigidus and severe hallux abducto valgus deformities (1). However, one potential contraindication to the procedure is the extended period of non-weight-bearing immobilization that is typically associated with the postoperative course. The objective of this investigation was to perform a systematic…
The evolution of stem cells in the chronic wound regimen has taken a very circuitous path, so to speak. This article will briefly describe some of the different types of stem cells and how they may be utilized as therapeutic modalities in healthcare, including specifically in wound care. TYPES OF STEM CELLS When we talk…
Eliminating Elevatus Without an Osteotomy – A Preliminary Study Hallux limitus (HL) is the second-most common pathology associated with the first metatarsophalangeal joint. A common etiology believed to be associated with HL is metatarsus primus elevatus (MPE), although causation has been unsubstantiated by evidence. Historically, correction of MPE is surgically addressed with an osteotomy. However,…
Toms River, NJ – As the longest highway in the state of New Jersey, the Garden State Parkway is truly a destination route despite its being defined as a “limited access” thruway. When traveling north from the southernmost point, the highway provides access to the state’s multiple (and popular) shore points, including Wildwood, Stone Harbor,…
Intra-articular fractures involving the ankle joint complex may be associated with significant patient morbidity, particularly if involving disruption and instability of the syndesmotic ligaments. Although this has been relatively well-established within the literature with respect to rotational ankle fractures [1,2], the association and impact of syndesmoticdisruption and malreduction on intra-articular tibial plafond fractures (i.e. pilon…
About Michael Plishchuk, D.P.M. Dr. Plishchuk is a graduate of the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia. His residency was served at Kennedy Memorial Hospitals in Stratford, Cherry Hill and Turnersville, New Jersey. Dr. Plishchuk has worked with patients at some of the most prestigious and well respected medical facilities in the area…
