| Abstract Questions Podiatric Surgical Outcomes – APMA is aware of an abstract presented at the 2021 meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, which compares outcomes of surgery performed by podiatrists and orthopedic surgeons. The abstract concluded that podiatrists experienced higher complication rates, particularly for bunion correction, diabetic wound infection, and plantar fascia release. While the abstract of this study was published in Foot and Ankle Orthopaedics, the paper in its entirety has not been published, nor to our knowledge has it been accepted for publication by a peer-reviewed journal. It has also been pulled from presentation at future meetings due to problems with the study. APMA will continue to track this abstract and plans to address it with the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society through our mutual work on the Joint Task Force of Orthopaedic and Podiatric Surgeons. In the meantime, your association is working to foster a growing body of research around the outstanding value podiatric medicine and surgery brings to the US health-care system. APMA recently launched a research workgroup designed to promote research demonstrating outcomes, cost savings, patient-reported outcome measures, and patient-reported experiences measures on numerous pathologies, surgical procedures, and conservative therapies. APMA Trustee Patrick DeHeer, DPM, and Rachel Albright, DPM, MPH, a previous APMA/The Dartmouth Institute public health fellow, will co-chair this working group, comprised of experienced researchers in podiatric medicine and surgery. The goal, Dr. DeHeer said, is not to compare the two professions, but to establish podiatry’s value through evidence. “The research need not be comparative, simply factual.” |
Podiatry is its own worst enemy and the MD orthopods are right. They say pods have MORE COMPLICATIONS THAN MD’S. Well, look at the picture David Secord sent of a patient who he (or some foot tech) injected with OH- and steroids for a neuroma. Dehisce city. A simple neuroma and the tech f’d it all up. Point: Go to a REAL MD DOCTOR FIRST. All podiatry is good for is coding and SHOE PICTURES. What a stupid dirty profession. Thanks Barry Block. Thanks APMA. Thanks LIFERS. Podiatry MUST be looked into and CLEAR STATEMENTS POSTED THAT PODIATRISTS AREN’T ACTUAL… Read more »
Want to know WHY podiatry failed? Mirror, mirror.
This won’t be super long but it must be addressed. Someone needs to call out Barry Block’s INTENTIONAL PREJUDICED AVARICIOUS VIEW POINT OF PODIATRY. He belittles those who don’t agree that PODIATRY IS A WONDERFUL PROFESSION. Even though his subscribers are LIFERS, he can only get 51 % to say they’re very satisfied being a foot faker technician. That’s essentially 50/50 from a SKEWED PREJUDICED POLL! Then, the drop out podiatrist has THE NERVE AND AUDACITY TO SUGGEST THAT THOSE NOT HAPPY WITH THE LIMITED LICENSED, UNRECOGNIZED DEGREED, UNABLE TO TREAT ANY SYSTEMIC DISEASES, NEED A NOTE TO TRIM TOENAILS… Read more »
Barry prefers the ” glass half full ” view of satisfaction with podiatry as a career. As in half-ass. As in half-wit. Half way. Half a mind. Let’s be honest here. It is a profession of crooks and criminals. It is made of individuals who have rationalized and intellectualized themselves into believing that what they do is correct and proper. Everyone needs surgery. Everyone needs orthotics. Everyone needs injections. Everyone needs X-rays. Everyone needs debridement. Everyone needs grafts. If there is a crook or quack they have a home in podiatry ( see Barry advertising regulars ). Podiatry creates its… Read more »
“Podiatry creates its own rules and reality to justify its actions…..” TRUE HALLUX GUY”. It lives IN ITS OWN REALITY BUT ONLY LIFERS AND SAPROPHYTES (Barry Block) BELIEVE IT. Do you really believe in a 2 degree post on a plastic shoe insert does anything (significant)? Orthotics are a big lie.
Shit worm analogy
Hallux Guy!…….Maybe do a study on trash cans.
Puncha Da Face
https://law.justia.com/cases/indiana/court-of-appeals/2016/32a01-1512-ct-2313.html
My nearby colleague should be embarrassed by the silly lawsuit his wife brought forth.
It’s been by LONG EXPERIENCE that those in leadership or who are common names have some insecurity or something they are trying to hide. By taking such positions they insulate themselves from scrutiny. The Barry Block’s, the Marilyn Fenton’s can’t handle challenges. They ban, censor, or vote negative because THEY HAVE NO INTELLECTUAL answers. These are shallow insecure men who NEED to be in charge for FEAR THAT IF OTHERS WERE IN CHARGE THEY MIGHT EXPOSE THEM. Insecurity and other mental damage is common in podiatry from my long experience talking, reading and watching them. I feel I can be… Read more »
Yeah interesting Desperado. They site she went to the end of her long gravel driveway picked up the garbage cans and fell on her face then went to a plastic surgeon WHERE SHE HAD OTHER WORK DONE IN THE PAST. Oh, punch puncha your b u tea full wife smashed her face. Why doesn’t a big boxer foot technician pick up his own garbage cans? Oh you’re a surgeon and must protect your delicate Mits right? These are podiatry’s “leaders”. I guess she lost the lawsuit. Maybe if she had some CUSTOM biomechquactical orthotics in her shoes she would have… Read more »
CITE NOT SITE. MY NOT BY
The ONLY research that matters is the data that the insurance industry gets from doing a CPT analysis with the ICD-10 code. AND by now the insurance industry KNOWS that DPMs are heavy CPT coders. The results are less and less reimbursement for Podiatry services, Its coming to the end soon with using CPT coding and thus the on-going slow death of Podiatry.
How about the optometrist who kept adjusting the patient’s glasses because she could not see clearly. Finally, she went to the ophthalmologist (MD) who told her she had cataracts and needed surgery asap. Podiatry is like that. After a year of “podiatry wound care”, the patient winds up in a surgeon’s office, or the ER in need of an amputation. How about vascular work up; lab tests; C&S; medical workup. Just frequent up coded visits of “debridements” and hocus pocus salves. So, Mr. Doctor, if you continue to carry a stethoscope with you to listen to hearts, You might as… Read more »
I mean this is not that complicated. A foot technician with what? 7 years of “we do just feet so we’re the expert” asks Barry Block’s NON PHYSICIAN readership what to do with a DORSAL foot ulcer and infection? and whether it may be due to Covid. Oh my, what do I do? A little “shotgun” trial of 3 antibiotics.( EVEN THOUGH THE CULTURES ARE NEGATIVE). Foot looks cyanotic with a 2/4 DP. NO PT INFO given (or done?) No info on popliteal or femoral pulses. No digital pressures done. Then he asks about some local podiatric type treatment (local… Read more »
Bingo—office filled with plaques, awards, « research », first class trips, honoraria, grants etc etc , yet has no real intention to cure anything. Bc then gravy train would stop or be greatly diminished.
“C Sweet”, re: gravy train. Reminds me of the movie “INCOGNITO” where RENOIR said of REMBRANT, “I ONLY SNIFF THE GRAVY, HE CHEWS THE MEAT”! Kinda like podiatry and the MD’s. Podiatry sniffs but never gets the full, actual meal.
Your fat buddy. The transplanted Brooklyn guy. Ira something his name is (ie. Krause, Crotch or Crouse).
He thinks POD I A TREE is the “hidden pearl in medicine.” Do you realize that POD I A TREE is not medicine.
WTF are you and Rachel Albright going to do research on ? I got an idea ………………….. “research” on how Ira and Dennis can stop eating so much food.
Be nice lot pods are calorically enhanced!
The food is disgusting. Filled with shit. For profits!
Is that blob still wearing an orange suit and singing my Old Tennessee “home”? Carpet bagger, self seeker, opportunist.
What? wasnt the evidence acceptable? LOL You think the insurance industry and other MDs will say….Hey that wasnt accurate? LOL… You mean value like using the ositron for heel pain and charging $ 4500. Or laser the fungus nail for $ 250 dollars a treatment per toe? You must mean $1000 diabetic shoes are a deal. if you want another real study you need to get independent researchers, not buddy DPMs who will make crap up. ……stupid line of the year>>>The research need not be comparative, simply factual.”
Dear APMA , Please share factual comment saying DPM=Dremel Pushing Mechanics!
PODIATRISTS DON’T KNOW MEDICINE. They know LPN boy Scout level treatments because they can’t treat systemic diseases. Podiatrist CON way Mc Lean talks about MUSCLE CRAMPS. Cause? dehydration, failure to stretch, overwork. Yeah, ask an MD the same question. Hmm. Let’s see. Elderly people come to ft. techs. Diruetics and HBP meds can cause LOW K+. That can cause DEATH. Run a K+. Calcium dysfunction can cause DEATH. cK the Ca++ level, THE PARATHYROID AND KIDNEYS. Muscle storage disease can cause cramps (Mc Ardles). Also, it can be an early sign of MS or Muscular Dystrophy etc etc.. Mr. foot… Read more »
Good one R
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlSrGQgxoAc
What? THE FOOT TECHS are going to do ANOTHER STUDY?! Pods love studies and meetings especially ones that lead to more studies and meetings and PLAQUES! PUNCH DRUNK DeHeer says it’s not to compare the 2 professions. No sir, a comparison would be disastrous to the PODIATRIC MYTH. Poor podiatry. STILL TRYING to establish its VALUE after 100 years of profiteering. Already you can see the twisted rhetoric being developed. “The research need not be comparative, simply factual”, says Puncha. Well HOW THE F DO YOU SEPERATE THE FACTS WITHOUT COMPARING? THIS WILL BE A USELESS, NOT HELPFUL, WASTE OF… Read more »
Spot on Robert!
Podiatry’s value is that of a screen door on a submarine. Take that to the bank Puncha da face. Another paper came out a few years back stating the excessive costs and poor outcomes by podiatrists versus MD orthopods. Here we go again. The foot ASSociation with all that bravado and defensive posturing bc if the truth comes out, that affects their clubs money getting. All those suckers/chumps/dolts (“dues members”/Danny boyz et al) will be in trouble. No mo, or little mo. More hustling and huckstering to pay back those debts and retire in Florida. Especially with gas prices, food… Read more »
Dr.’s Robert and Shit House:
Patrick DeHeer (aka puncha puncha) is too fuk’en dumb to understand your comments. He loves his profession. He loves being 2nd rate. So proud to be a podiatrist standing with Mark Myerson, MD in a Paragon 28 photo. You have nothing in common with Mark Myerson, MD puncha. Did you feel like punching Myerson in the face ?
They stand so proud with the real docs MDs-and DOs. It’s kinda funny. You get grown “men” who are so desperate for adulations and me too’s that they need to pose with smiles next to a REAL doctor. How fkg pathetic puncha da face.
BTW, Doctor DeHeer …………………… Did you ever ever ever in your life realize that Mark Myerson is being paid to pretend he likes training with podiatrists. You are so so so so naive Puncha puncha.
One more comment for Puncha puncha Pat. Maybe you should have suggested to your apma BOT, that you are so terribly proud to be a member of…………… You should have hired Erica Jaegger DeHeer as a consultant. Lynn Curry, PhD made a fucking fool out of all you guys. Including you, puncha Pat.
DPM =Dremel Pushing Mechanics
Podiatry, a vendor driven profession. Who shall fund the research? The lapiplasty company ? LOL.