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Prevention of Bilateral Amputation with a Roll On Total Contact Cast System: What comes first, Amputation or Total Contact Casting?

Problem: Lower limb amputation, when performed to address chronic wounds, is associated with increased risk of wound recurrence, infection and mortality postoperatively.1 Therefore, when ...

01/28/2021

Lower Extremity Wounds Treated Using A Synthetic Nanofiber Matrix*

Lower extremity wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and surgical wounds, can be difficult to heal and may benefit from the use of an advanced treatment modality. Th...

01/28/2021

Demonstration of Healing with a Roll On Contact Cast System in Charcot Foot Patients with Complicated Medical Histories and High Risk of Amputation

Problem: Charcot foot is a serious, potentially limb-threatening complication of diabetes.1 Immediate immobilization of the lower limb and the redistribution of its plantar forces, which...

01/28/2021

Mechanically-Powered Disposable Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Use in Diabetic Foot Wounds

Diabetic foot ulcers remain a major health care problem resulting in considerable suffering and substantial socioeconomic costs.1 The gold standard for diabetic foot ulcer treatment inclu...

01/28/2021

Cleansing Chronic Lower Limb Wounds Using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Instillation and Dwelling of Normal Saline

In this case series, we report on the use of NPWTi-d for 3 chronic wounds in elderly patients with multiple comorbidities.

01/28/2021

Initial Experience Using a Broad Spectrum Antimicrobial Wound Gel to Disrupt Biofilm Integrity and Bacterial Recolonization in Diabetic Foot Ulcers

A broad spectrum antimicrobial wound gel* with a polyethylene glycol-based hydrogel, a high osmolarity solution and a surfactant has been developed to bring EPS into solution and lyse enc...

01/28/2021

Use of Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose (ORC)/Collagen/Silver-ORC Dressings in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Small Case Series

Development of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) has an estimated 15% lifetime incidence rate in diabetic patients.1 Patients with DFUs have increased risk of infection, amputation, or mortalit...

11/23/2020

Lower Extremity Wounds Treated Using A Synthetic Nanofiber Matrix*

Lower extremity wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, and surgical wounds, can be difficult to heal and may benefit from the use of an advanced treatment modality. Th...

11/23/2020

Prevention of Bilateral Amputation with a Roll On Total Contact Cast System: What comes first, Amputation or Total Contact Casting?

Problem: Lower limb amputation, when performed to address chronic wounds, is associated with increased risk of wound recurrence, infection and mortality postoperatively.1 Therefore, when ...

11/23/2020