Lawrence A. Lavery

Review

Medical Mythology, Misconceptions, and Misinformation: Does Iodine Impede Wound Healing?

09/25/2023

In this review of 62 articles, authors examine whether the use of iodine-based wound products has an effect on wound healing.

In this review of 62 articles,...

09/25/2023

Wounds

Original Research

Foot Abscesses With No Accompanying Wound: Clinical Presentation and Pathogens

07/18/2023

Katerina Grigoropoulos ;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Andrew Crisologo , DPM;

Amanda L. Killeen , DPM;

Mehmet A. Suludere ;

Authors evaluated 20 patients who presented with a foot abscess without accompanying wound to assess patient demographics, clinical presentation, and microbiology in these wounds.

Authors evaluated 20 patients...

07/18/2023

Wounds

Brief Communication

Does Antibiotic Treatment Before Bone Biopsy Affect the Identification of Bacterial Pathogens From Bone Culture?

06/07/2023

Gu Kang ;

Matthew Malone , PhD;

Andrew Crisologo , DPM;

Easton Ryan ;

David Truong , DPM;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Mathew J. Johnson ;

Authors retrospectively reviewed records from 114 patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis to determine whether exposure to antibiotics prior to bone biopsy had an effect on bacterial culture results.

Authors retrospectively reviewed...

06/07/2023

Wounds

Review

Pooled Study-level Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Analyzing the Effect of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy With Irrigation vs Traditional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Diabetic Foot Outcomes

03/31/2023

Karla De La Mata , DPM;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Orhan K. Öz ;

Andrew Crisologo , DPM;

Prakash Krishnan , MD, FACC;

Michael Siah ;

Arthur Tarricone ;

Amanda L. Killeen , DPM;

Allen Gee ;

A review of the clinical outcomes of traditional negative pressure wound therapy vs negative pressure wound therapy with irrigation in the treatment of diabetic foot.

A review of the clinical...

03/31/2023

Wounds

Special Report

Wound Center Without Walls: The New Model of Providing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

07/01/2020

Marcia I. Nusgart , RPh;

Richard Neville , MD;

Stephanie L. Woelfel-Dyess , PT, MPT, CWS, FACCWS, DPT;

Julio R. Garcia ;

Caroline E. Fife , MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM;

John Capotorto ;

Karen Ravitz , JD;

Lee C. Rogers , DPM, FFPM RCPS;

Helen B. Gelly , MD, FACCWS, UHM, ABPM, FUHM;

William Marston ;

David G. Armstrong , DPM, MD, PhD, MSc;

Geoffrey C. Gurtner , MD, FACS;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

The Wound Center Without Walls is a strategy to untether wound care from a physical location and aggressively triage and provide care to patients with wounds across the spectrum of the health system utilizing technology and community-centered...

The Wound Center Without Walls...

07/01/2020

Wounds

Original Research

Does Debridement Improve Clinical Outcomes in People With Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated With Continuous Diffusion of Oxygen?

10/01/2019

David G. Armstrong , DPM, MD, PhD, MSc;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Klearchos K. Papas ;

Mark Q. Niederauer ;

This post hoc analysis evaluates the association between the frequency of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) debridement and the proportion of ulcers treated with active continuous diffusion of oxygen (CDO) that heal in a 12-week evaluation period.

This post hoc analysis evaluates...

10/01/2019

Wounds

Review

The Effect of Withholding Antibiotics Prior to Bone Biopsy in Patients With Suspected Osteomyelitis: A Meta-analysis of the Literature

08/01/2019

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Orhan K. Öz ;

Javier La Fontaine , DPM, MS, MEd;

Andrew Crisologo , DPM;

Dane K. Wukich ;

The aim of this meta-analysis is to evaluate the effect of withholding antibiotics prior to obtaining a bone biopsy in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis.

The aim of this meta-analysis is...

08/01/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Comparison Between Tc-99m WBC SPECT/CT and MRI for the Diagnosis of Biopsy-proven Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis

08/08/2016

Kavita Bhavan ;

Suzanne Van Asten ;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Orhan K. Öz ;

Javier La Fontaine , DPM, MS, MEd;

William Erdman ;