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Diabetes is a significant and worsening chronic disease problem in the United States. This complex multi-system pathology often results in widespread end organ damage. Foot infections, ul...
08/19/2021
Diabetes Watch
06/17/2021
Karan Malani, DPM
Harry Schneider, DPM, FACFAS
The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise in the U.S. with 2018 statistics demonstrating the incidence of diabetes to be approximately 34.2 million people, or 10.5 percent of the population.1 The total cost of diabetes management in...
The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise in the U.S. with 2018 statistics demonstrating the incidence of diabetes to be approximately 34.2 million people, or 10.5 percent of the population.1 The total cost of diabetes management in...
The prevalence of diabetes...
06/17/2021
Podiatry Today
Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Multispecialty Approach Is Fundamental for Reducing Morbidity and Mortality
Editor's Corner
05/04/2021

Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP

 

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP   Card...
Dr. Walker comments on Dr. Sandra Vincente and colleagues' article “Descriptive Study of Ulcers Treated in a Diabetic Foot Unit” from Hospital de Alcorcon in Madrid.
Dr. Walker comments on Dr. Sandra Vincente and colleagues' article “Descriptive Study of Ulcers Treated in a Diabetic Foot Unit” from Hospital de Alcorcon in Madrid.
Dr. Walker comments on Dr....
05/04/2021
Vascular Disease Management
News
11/25/2020
Implementations of a digital Diabetes Prevention Program in an adult workforce population produced short-term health care cost savings.
Implementations of a digital Diabetes Prevention Program in an adult workforce population produced short-term health care cost savings.
Implementations of a digital...
11/25/2020
Journal of Clinical Pathways
According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report, over 30 million people in the USA (9.4% of the population) are living with diabetes. Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are chronic nonheali...
11/20/2019
Original Research
10/01/2019
Lawrence A. Lavery
Mark Q. Niederauer
Klearchos K. Papas
David G. Armstrong
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 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
Background: One million diabetics in the US will develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs); 150,000 ulcers will become chronic. 5-24% of these patients will require amputation. Patients wh...
07/29/2019
Background: Surgery performed on diabetics is not without complication as increased serum glucose levels, neuropathy, and presence of an open wound potentiate post-operative infectio...
07/15/2019
Blog
07/12/2019
Podiatry Today