Background In 2010 the Danish emergency departments will be fewer, but larger which leads to an increase of patients within the units. This induces logistic challenges and demands considerable resources. For instance the phenomenon of “over-crowding” in the emergency room may occur, where a large number of patients blur the clinician’s overview and increases the risk of overlooking patients req...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to compare the outcome of patients presenting with heel ulcers or gangrene (HEEL group) with those having lesions in other parts of the foot (non-HEEL group). METHODS Treatment and outcomes of all HEEL and non-HEEL patients between June 2001 and October 2006 were compared. RESULTS Three hundred eight patients were treated (71 HEEL and 237 non-HEEL)...

The goal on this investigation was to develop a detachable high heel shoe construction that could enter the current high heel market. The impact of high heel shoes on women's fashion is enormous but there are associated issues of comfort and health with these shoes. This work aims to maintain the appealing aspects of a high heel shoe while adding a concealed mechanism to enable the heel to be e...

To the Editor:-As a bearded anesthetist, 1 was interested to read the solution of Drs. Johnson, Bradway, and Blood to the problem of good mask ventilation in the presence of an hirsute face.' Although they are correct in their assertion that it is a frequently encountered situation, they are incorrect in their statement that the only previously published solution has been to skive the patient p...

Heel pain is a common condition in adults that may cause significant discomfort and disability. A variety of soft tissue, osseous, and systemic disorders can cause heel pain. Narrowing the differential diagnosis begins with a history and physical examination of the lower extremity to pinpoint the anatomic origin of the heel pain. The most common cause of heel pain in adults is plantar fasciitis...