Karen Shum, DPM

Emerging Insights On Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

07/23/2013

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has become an indispensable tool for wound care for many physicians. These authors examine the research on NPWT, evaluate the newest devices on the market and provide guidance for getting...

Negative pressure wound...

07/23/2013

Podiatry Today

Diabetes Watch

Amniotic Membrane: Does It Have Promise For Diabetic Foot Ulcers?

05/23/2013

Lee C. Rogers , DPM, FFPM RCPS;

Karen Shum , DPM;

The prevalence of diabetes, estimated at 14 percent in 2010, is projected to increase to 21 percent of adults in the United States by 2050.1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has projected that as many as one out of three...

The prevalence of diabetes,...

05/23/2013

Podiatry Today

Diabetes Watch

Can Great Toe Pedicle Flaps Have An Impact For Complicated DFUs?

07/25/2012

Lee C. Rogers , DPM, FFPM RCPS;

Ronald J. Belczyk , DPM, AACFAS;

Karen Shum , DPM;

George Andros , MD;

Larissa Lee , MD;

Diabetic ulcers, particularly those located in the forefoot region, pose an interesting challenge for the foot surgeon. When these ulcers occur in the neuropathic patient with adequate circulation, the pedicle flap of the great toe can...

Diabetic ulcers, particularly...

07/25/2012

Podiatry Today