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Surgical Management Of Common Diabetic Foot Ulcerations: A Simplified Approach
Surgical Pearls
08/27/2020
By Nicole K. Cates, DPM, Amber M. Kavanagh, DPM and Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS
By Nicole K. Cates, DPM, Amber M. Kav...
Diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs) are a common yet often complicated problem. Ulcerations precede amputations 85 percent of the time in those with diabetes.1 Prevention and early treatment are of the utmost importance in order to achieve...
Diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs) are a common yet often complicated problem. Ulcerations precede amputations 85 percent of the time in those with diabetes.1 Prevention and early treatment are of the utmost importance in order to achieve...
Diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs)...
08/27/2020
Podiatry Today
Blog
08/25/2020
David G. Armstrong DPM MD PhD
Great work from Anthony and coworkers details practical aspects of working with our patients to refine remote monitoring.1  In a study that initially involved 88 adult patients with diabetes, the researchers asked patients to take...
Great work from Anthony and coworkers details practical aspects of working with our patients to refine remote monitoring.1  In a study that initially involved 88 adult patients with diabetes, the researchers asked patients to take...
Great work from Anthony and...
08/25/2020
Podiatry Today
When A Patient Presents With Limb-Threatening Necrotizing Fasciitis
Online Exclusive
06/05/2020
By Matthew Wohlgemuth, DPM, DABPM
By Matthew Wohlgemuth, DPM, DABPM ...
Presenting a case of a 64-year-old male with diabetes who developed a limb-threatening infection after dropping boiling tea on his left foot, this author shares insights on the aggressive treatment regimen and multidisciplinary care that...
Presenting a case of a 64-year-old male with diabetes who developed a limb-threatening infection after dropping boiling tea on his left foot, this author shares insights on the aggressive treatment regimen and multidisciplinary care that...
Presenting a case of a...
06/05/2020
Podiatry Today
Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of an Advanced Wound Care Matrix in the Management of Nonhealing DFUs
Clinical Cases
03/19/2020
This 10-patient case series demonstrates the efficacy and safety of an advanced wound matrix featuring a bilayer structure that is specifically designed for the management of chronic wounds in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
This 10-patient case series demonstrates the efficacy and safety of an advanced wound matrix featuring a bilayer structure that is specifically designed for the management of chronic wounds in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.
This 10-patient case series...
03/19/2020
Wounds
Emerging Concepts In Diagnosing And Treating Patients With Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Feature
02/27/2020
By Misaki Kiguchi, MD, MBA, FACS and Bianca Cutler, MSN, FNP-C
By Misaki Kiguchi, MD, MBA, FACS and ...
Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) are among the most complex that a podiatrist may treat. Here the authors share their experience and the latest research on effectively preventing, diagnosing, classifying and managing...
Patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) are among the most complex that a podiatrist may treat. Here the authors share their experience and the latest research on effectively preventing, diagnosing, classifying and managing...
Patients with chronic...
02/27/2020
Podiatry Today
Blog
12/23/2019
David G. Armstrong DPM MD PhD
Important initial work from Wilson and coworkers suggests that adjunctive rifampin may lead to more amputation-free survival in U.S. veterans with diabetic foot osteomyelitis.1 While more work is necessary to confirm or refute this data, it...
Important initial work from Wilson and coworkers suggests that adjunctive rifampin may lead to more amputation-free survival in U.S. veterans with diabetic foot osteomyelitis.1 While more work is necessary to confirm or refute this data, it...
Important initial work from...
12/23/2019
Podiatry Today
Online Exclusive
12/04/2019
By Joanne Balkaran, DPM, CWS, FACFAS
By Joanne Balkaran, DPM, CWS, FACFAS ...
Are there other options to consider when multiple providers have advised below-the-knee amputation for a patient? With an intriguing case study, this author illustrates how a concerted, multidisciplinary approach can still result in limb...
Are there other options to consider when multiple providers have advised below-the-knee amputation for a patient? With an intriguing case study, this author illustrates how a concerted, multidisciplinary approach can still result in limb...
Are there other options to...
12/04/2019
Podiatry Today
Blog
10/31/2019
David G. Armstrong DPM MD PhD
Recently, Sigi, Rumenapf and Morbach along with their colleagues in Germany published some important data on end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).1 Each of these conditions are associated with high rates of...
Recently, Sigi, Rumenapf and Morbach along with their colleagues in Germany published some important data on end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).1 Each of these conditions are associated with high rates of...
Recently, Sigi, Rumenapf and...
10/31/2019
Podiatry Today
Case Series
07/29/2019
Introduction: There are currently 30.3 million Americans diagnosed as having diabetes, and a quarter of them will develop a diabetic foot ulcer in their lifetime. Individuals with diabetes frequently develop peripheral vascular disease (PVD)...
Introduction: There are currently 30.3 million Americans diagnosed as having diabetes, and a quarter of them will develop a diabetic foot ulcer in their lifetime. Individuals with diabetes frequently develop peripheral vascular disease (PVD)...
Introduction: There are...
07/29/2019
Wounds
Clinical Research Poster
04/09/2019
Introduction. Over the past 3 decades, advances in transplant surgery have allowed life-saving renewal of solid organ function. Many of these patients are predisposed to the development of lower extremity wounds. There is a paucity of data...
Introduction. Over the past 3 decades, advances in transplant surgery have allowed life-saving renewal of solid organ function. Many of these patients are predisposed to the development of lower extremity wounds. There is a paucity of data...
Introduction. Over the past 3...
04/09/2019
Wounds