Lower Extremity Wounds

Foot Ulceration in the Immosuppressed Population: Surgeon Beware!

Background: Over the past 3 decades, advances in transplant surgery has allowed life-saving renewal of solid organ function. Many of these patients are predisposed to the development of l...

07/31/2019

The Impact of Tacrolimus in Lower Extremity Surgical Wounds

Introduction: Tacrolimus is an immunosuppressant used in solid organ transplantation. Tacrolimus, a calcineurin inhibitor, affects T-cell activation, and it is conceivable that Tacro...

05/17/2019

Clinical Implication of Hand-Held Black Light Findings and Their Correlation to Foot and Leg Wounds

Background: Interdigital bacterial and fungal infections, as well as chronic non-healing lower extremity wounds, both represent frequently encountered pathologies that a variety of h...

05/17/2019

Case Study

Preserving Tissue & Limb Function: An Unusual Podiatric Wound

12/06/2018

Allen Raphael, DPM

For patients who live an active lifestyle, regaining function can be just as important as healing a chronic wound. This article shares a recent case involving a female patient with a complicated DFU whose quality of life was severely in...

For patients who live an active...

12/06/2018

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