The senior population in the United States is growing rapidly. People are living longer. However, one 80-year-old person may be more frail and less able to withstand the same medical treatment or surgery than another person the same age. New mobile technologies are being developed at the University of Arizona to assess frailty and to... Continue Reading →

A very thoughtful study from our SALSAmigos at the Universidad Complutense and Madrid and La Paloma Hospital in Gran Canaria. This study, evaluating patients following metatarsal head resection to treat diabetic foot ulcers with underlying osteomyelitis reported some interesting findings: 1. Recurrence: defined as a wound that occurred under the resected metatarsal head. This was... Continue Reading →

At the midpoint in 2015, diabeticfootonline.com has had visitors from 133 nations. Our most ever.  Here's to all of us working together to stay #undefeeted

VESS16. Predictive Ability of the SVS Lower Extremity Guidelines Committee Wound, Ischemia, and Foot Infection (WIfI) Scale for First-time Revascularizations - Journal of Vascular Surgery. Congratulations to Dr. Darling (junior) and the rest of the Boston Brethren for this promising work. Wound Ischemia Foot Infection divided into none, mild moderate and severe works! Objectives The... Continue Reading →

Here are charts based on data from CDC, our team and our friends at the Amputee Coalition. Here also is an accompanying manuscript putting things into perspective in the Diabetic Foot Journal. Armstrong Diabetic Foot the Big Picture 2015