Bijan Najafi, PhD

Orthotics Q&A

Current Insights On The Benefits Of Custom Orthoses And AFOs

01/27/2014

These expert panelists discuss the pros and cons of custom foot orthoses and their biomechanical benefits, whether ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) can prevent falls in older patients, and how to prescribe orthotics for older patients.

These expert panelists discuss...

01/27/2014

Podiatry Today

Relationship of Baseline Wound Area and Oral Antibiotics with Wound Healing in Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers Over Time

Purpose: Venous leg ulcers affect 1% of the population and have extremely high morbidity and contribute to increased health-care costs as well as decreased functional status and lower qua...

Debra Lyon , PhD, RN;

Catherine Park , PhD;

Rasha Bara , BS;

Brian D. Lepow , DPM;

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

Jeffrey A. Ross , DPM, MD, FACFAS;

05/26/2022

The effect of frailty on management of diabetic foot ulcers: Comparative effectiveness of two matrices products – a randomized controlled trial

This randomized controlled trial examined the effect of frailty on success of wound granulation with a human acellular dermal matrix (DM)* and a bilayer bovine dermal matrix (BLM). ...

Michael E. DeBakey ;

Brian D. Lepow , DPM;

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

01/28/2021

Effectiveness of daily home electrical stimulation as an adjunctive therapy to accelerate wound healing in people with diabetic foot ulcer – A double blinded randomized control trial

Electrical stimulation (E-Stim) may offer a unique treatment option to heal complicated diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). However, there is no randomized controlled trial to examine effectivene...

Michael E. DeBakey ;

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

Brian D. Lepow , DPM;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

01/28/2021

Effectiveness of continuous diffusion of oxygen adjunct therapy to improve scar reduction after anterior neck surgery

Dressing materials are known to influence post-operative surgical wound healing and scar formation (1-2). A particular dressing that could promote wound hydration is key to ensure quick e...

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

James Suliburk ;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

01/28/2021

Effectiveness of Continuous Diffusion of Oxygen Adjunct Therapy to Improve Success Rate of Lower Extremity Surgically Closed Wounds – A Randomized Controlled Trial Study

Lower-extremity surgically closed wounds in patients with diabetes could be severely affected by poor tissue oxygenation (1-2). Adverse events (AE) such as necrosis, dehiscence, or re-ope...

Michael E. DeBakey ;

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

Brian D. Lepow , DPM;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

01/28/2021

Verruca Hyperplasia of the Lower Extremity and the Effectiveness of Electrical Stimulation (E-Stim) as an Adjunctive Therapy to Wound Healing – a Case Report

Abstract Body: Purpose & Case Report: Verrucous Hyperplasia presents as a coalesce of multiple warty lesions which can manifest when a non-healing Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) or amputatio...

Alejandro Zulbaran , MD;

Hector Elizondo ;

Anmol Momin ;

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

Akashdeep Singh ;

11/23/2020

The effect of frailty on management of diabetic foot ulcers: Comparative effectiveness of two matrices products – a randomized controlled trial

This randomized controlled trial examined the effect of frailty on success of wound granulation with a human acellular dermal matrix (DM)* and a bilayer bovine dermal matrix (BLM).

Michael E. DeBakey ;

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

Brian D. Lepow , DPM;

11/23/2020

Effectiveness of Lower Extremity Electrical Stimulation to Improve Skin Perfusion

While few studies suggest the benefit of electrical stimulation (E-Stim) therapy to accelerate wound healing, the underlying mechanism of action is still debated (1-3). In this study, we ...

Michael E. DeBakey ;

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

Brian D. Lepow , DPM;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

11/23/2020

Effectiveness of continuous diffusion of oxygen adjunct therapy to improve scar reduction after anterior neck surgery

Dressing materials are known to influence post-operative surgical wound healing and scar formation (1-2). A particular dressing that could promote wound hydration is key to ensure quick e...

James Suliburk ;

Michael E. DeBakey ;

Bijan Najafi , PhD;

11/23/2020