diabetic foot ulcer

Case Series

Preclinical and Clinical Studies of Hyaluronic Acid in Wound Care: A Case Series and Literature Review

02/01/2019

Harry P. Schneider

Adam Landsman

The data presented herein represent a small retrospective sample of the authors’ clinical experience with this unique material.

The data presented herein...

02/01/2019

Wounds

How-To Demonstration

Removal of a Total Contact Cast

12/11/2018

In this video, Dr. James McGuire demonstrates how to remove a total contact cast as well as shares some tips and tricks along the way.   To learn how to apply a total contact cast, click here!

In this video, Dr. James McGuire...

12/11/2018

Wounds

How-To Demonstration

Application of a Total Contact Cast

12/11/2018

In this video, Dr. James McGuire demonstrates how to apply a total contact cast.   To learn how to remove a total contact cast, click here!

In this video, Dr. James McGuire...

12/11/2018

Wounds

Case Series

Clinical Achievement of Wound Closure and Tissue Quality With a Novel Microvascular Tissue Graft in Five Patients

10/17/2018

BACKGROUND: The quality of healed tissue is frequently overlooked in clinical trials that primarily focus on rate and incidence of wound closure. Microvascular tissue serves as the foundation for granulation and remodeling during healing....

BACKGROUND: The quality of...

10/17/2018

Wounds

Clinical Research Poster

A Multicenter, Randomized, Single-blind Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Viable Cryopreserved Placental Membrane to Human Fibroblast-derived Dermal Substitute for the Treatment of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers

10/16/2018

BACKGROUND: Randomized, controlled clinical trials (RCTs), the gold standard to determine treatment efficacy against a control, have demonstrated advantages of skin substitutes for the treatment of chronic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) in...

BACKGROUND: Randomized,...

10/16/2018

Wounds

Clinical Research Poster

A Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Comparative, Parallel Study of Dehydrated Human Umbilical Cord Allograft for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

10/10/2018

OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and effectiveness of dehydrated human umbilical cord allograft for the treatment of chronic, nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: An institutional review board-approved,...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the...

10/10/2018

Wounds

Rapid Communication

Implantable Nanomedical Scaffold Facilitates Healing of Chronic Lower Extremity Wounds

08/16/2018

Matthew J. Regulski

Matthew R. MacEwan

This retrospective study evaluates the clinical efficacy and utility of an implantable nanomedical scaffold in the treatment of chronic, nonhealing lower extremity wounds in patients with multiple comorbidities.

This retrospective study...

08/16/2018

Wounds

Feature

Expert Insights On Damage Control Debridement For DFUs

07/24/2018

Jessica M. Arneson, DPM, Tammer Elmarsafi, DPM, and Paul J. Kim, DPM, FACFAS

Jessica M. Arneson, DPM, Tammer Elmar...

Given the variety of potential complications with diabetic foot ulcers, these authors discuss keys to patient and wound assessment, and how appropriate surgical debridement can facilitate improved wound healing.

Given the variety of potential...

07/24/2018

Podiatry Today

Diabetes Watch

Offloading A Diabetic Foot Ulcer In The Developing World

09/23/2015

Lakshmi K. Shankhdhar, MD, PGDND, DMRE, MAMS, FICN, FHMI (Boston), Kshitij Shankhdhar, MBBS, Dip Diab, MD, FICN, FAPWCA (USA), Uma Shankhdhar, MBBS, DND, DDM, and Smita Shankhdhar, MBBS, MUPMA, MICN

Lakshmi K. Shankhdhar, MD, PGDND, DMR...

At one point, limb loss due to diabetes occurred every 30 seconds. Recent research has reduced the figure to every 20 seconds.1-3 Eighty-five percent of lower limb amputations follow incidence of a diabetic foot ulcer and most are...

At one point, limb loss due to...

09/23/2015

Podiatry Today

News and Trends

Can High-Resolution Ultrasound Provide A Quicker, Accurate Diagnosis Of Osteomyelitis?

03/20/2015

Brian McCurdy, Managing Editor

03/20/2015

Podiatry Today