Amputation

This retrospective case review explored whether the adoption of the ASRD in 5 podiatric surgical practices would reduce postoperative complications in patients with diabetes undergoing foot amputations including surgical site dehiscence and...

This retrospective case review...

09/07/2023

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Case Report

Intramedullary Free Gracilis for Dead-Space Obliteration and Stump Resurfacing in a Transfemoral Amputee With Recurrent Osteomyelitis

07/26/2023

Darl Vandevender , MD;

Maelee Yang , MD, MBA;

Peter Laub , MD;

John Vandevender , BS;

Hobie Summers , MD;

A 72-year-old man with a history of delayed presentation for severe right lower extremity burns underwent through-knee amputation complicated by periprosthetic distal femur osteomyelitis.

A 72-year-old man with a history...

07/26/2023

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Original Research

Lessons Learned: A Disruption in Care Leads to Increased Rates of Proximal Amputations

04/15/2023

Timmy Li , PhD;

Carmen Wong , DPM;

Nafis Ahmed , DPM;

Ammar Al Rubaiay , DPM;

Alisha Oropallo , MD, FACS, FSVS, FAPWCA, FABWMS;

Amit S. Rao , MD;

Justin Yu , MD;

Gregg Landis , MD;

Jai Joshi , BS;

04/15/2023

Wound Management & Prevention

Editorial Message

I Am Not Sure I Would Have Believed It!

04/01/2023

Dr. Treadwell, Editor-in-Chief, discusses an unusual case in which thumb sucking led to a distal amputation in a young child.

Dr. Treadwell, Editor-in-Chief,...

04/01/2023

Wounds

Case Report

Necrotizing Fasciitis due to Streptococcus constellatus in a Patient with Uncontrolled Diabetes and Bilateral Diabetic Foot Ulceration

01/27/2023

Valerie L. Marmolejo (Schade) , DPM, MS, CTBS, MWC, FACFAS, FACFAOM;

James McKee ;

Nicholas Chang ;

The authors report on the case of a 69-year-old female who presented with necrotizing soft tissue infection secondary to Streptococcus constellatus that resulted from bilateral diabetic foot ulcerations.

The authors report on the case...

01/27/2023

Wounds

Figure 1. a) Wound bed with exposed acetabular fossa bone covered by granulation tissue with 20% fibrous/ligamentous tissue. b) Wound bed post debridement with subsequent application of HYAFF with negative pressure wound therapy 3 weeks later. c) Intraoperative view of the wound bed with 95% granulation tissue 3 weeks after debridement, HYAFF, and negative pressure wound therapy application. d) Meshed split-thickness skin graft placed on granulating wound bed with negative pressure wound therapy 1 week pos

Case Report

Hip Disarticulation in Wound Care: A Case Series

07/21/2022

Kara Klomparens , BS;

Suela Lamaj ;

Naveen Rehman ;

Fuad-Tahsin Abbas ;

Richard Simman , MD, FACS, FACCWS;

This case series presents 4 patients who underwent hip disarticulation. The procedure was performed due to various indications including necrotizing fasciitis, gangrene, stump necrosis from previous above-the-knee amputation, and septic joint...

This case series presents 4...

07/21/2022

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