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The Foot Book
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Download Version 1.40 Now
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The Foot Book is an iSilo document, & looks best with the following iSilo settings:
Table layout enabled
16-level grayscale (4 bit)
Hi-res mode
Font size of “smaller” or “smallest”
“Relative” font |
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The Foot Book:
The Foot Book is database of podiatric information, containing an extensive section dealing with classifications and other handy info. Get it today, for your own handheld. Compatible with with Palm OS, Pocket PC, Windows, and Mac platforms.
The first and only podiatric handheld resource available. Great for clinical rotations, externships, and general reference.
Incomplete, but updated often. Check this page for updates frequently.
Additions, corrections, and submissions welcome.
Free courtesy of The Podiatric Handheld Page, but donations are always accepted.
Requires the iSilo reader in order to use. iSilo is free for 30 days, and works free with reduced functionality after that. Unfortunately that means no links to navigate through the database, and no images or tables displayed. However, 30 days is plenty of time to decide if the $20 reader license is worth it to view The Foot Book.
Is The Foot Book exactly what you are looking for? Does it meet all your needs? If not, help improve The Foot Book for everyone, or make your own. Send your own podiatric database or software to The Podiatric Handheld Page, and it will be posted on this page.
Disclaimer: The Foot Book is not meant to be a substitute for continuing education. Every attempt is made to compile The Foot Book from accurate and reputable sources, however its accuracy and completeness are not guaranteed. The author disclaims any liability from the use of this product. |
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Submission Guidelines
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Email any corrections, suggestions, or additions to The Foot Book, or The Podiatric Handheld Page to JaredKern@HandheldPodiatry.com
All submissions should sent as Microsoft Word files, and be documented with endnote references to reliable sources (journals, commonly used textbooks – preferably journal articles).
It is impossible to recognize and/or credit all submitters, however you are thanked in advance, for your help in making this free resource more comprehensive, accurate, and useful for all foot docs.
Check the download page often, as The Foot Book is frequently updated. |
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Make Your Own
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Why?
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“Why should I go to all the trouble of making my own foot book, when yours is freely available for download on this website?”
To start off with, my database is incomplete and far from comprehensive, but meets my needs. It has the information I need to know, what I think is important, and is always growing. You and I probably differ on the definition of must know podiatric knowledge. You might also differ with the actual information. There are always at least two sides to any issue in medicine, and nothing it seems in medicine or podiatry is set in stone. Therefore, the first reason to make you own foot book is to meet your own personal needs.
Second, by compiling your own resource on all things pertaining to the foot and ankle, you will know exactly what is in your database and where to find it. This intimate knowledge means you know when to turn to your PDA for the answers, and when your time would be better spent looking elsewhere. It means your info is rapidly accessible because you know exactly where you filed it.
Third, although admittedly time intensive, typing / re-writing notes is a good method of active learning and long term information retention, as opposed to the chronic addictive cycle of bulimia practiced in typical binging and purging study practices. As an active learning method, you must first condense what you read, decide what is important, and reproduce it in a written form. Later when you refer back to these notes, they are in the exact format you learned the information in the before, and recall speed is enhanced.
Fourth, making your own foot book is cheaper than purchasing a non PDA reference, or a PDA orthopaedic medical reference program, which doesn’t exactly fill the wide ranging and diverse needs of a lower extremity physician
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How?
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“How do I make a foot book of my own?”
There are two methods I use for creating podiatric informational databases, but both involve downloading the iSilo reader and the free converter, iSiloX. The reader is free for 30 days, and works free with reduced functionality after that. Unfortunately that means no links to navigate through the database, and no images or tables displayed. However, 30 days is plenty of time to decide if the $20 reader license is worth it to have your information at your fingertips. In my opinion iSilo is the best handheld reader currently available, and I strongly recommend purchasing a license after your trial period expires, as the functions you lose are part of what make this reader so great for the PDA. You might also consider downloading an iSilo reader for your computer as well, as it will make immediate visualization of your foot book possible without the time involved in synchronization and loading a new document. This would entail purchasing a second iSilo license however after the demo period expiration, as the PDA and Windows versions both use separate identification numbers. I currently do without iSilo on my desktop, although the free 30 day demo did help me acquire proficiency with iSilo quicker.
The first, and easiest, method involves harvesting, or “clipping” web pages off the internet. Using the converter, iSiloX, you can download webpages with information already typed up complete with illustrations and hyperlinks. There are lots of foot and ankle internet based resources out there, and downloading a few of them is a good way to podiatric information readily available fast, and with minimal effort. The Podiatric Links portion of this website (specifically the Orthopedic and Podiatry sections) is a good place to start looking for web based content.
The second, and admittedly more time intensive method involves your word processor in addition to iSilox. I use Microsoft Word to input all my data, and save everything as a web page (under the “Save As…” option). Once the information is in webpage format, I insert hyperlinks (under “Insert” then “Hyperlink” – or ctrl K for short) to link different pages together and within a page in order to make navigation through the data manageable. You can also insert pictures and tables to make illustrate concepts better. One comment about pictures though, inserting pictures will rapidly increase your database file size, so you will want to be select in the images you choose, and resize them as small as possible and still appreciate the point conveyed. Once you have some information ready to place on your PDA, use iSiloX to your files, and your database will be transferred to your handheld the next time you sync.
Finally, why do I use iSilo, when there are lots of other readers out there? In my opinion iSilo is the best, and the price of a license at $20 is entirely reasonable too. iSilo has good text compression to take maximal advantage of small PDA screens. The capability to show images and tables makes the illustration and understanding of some concepts faster. And hyperlinks are indispensable for fast and easy navigation through the vast maze of information.
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