Here is a step by step program on how to build a scalable program using lessons learned and best practices from SALSA and other programs, worldwide.  It includes our four steps to success as well as eight key collective skills needed for members of the team. Each of the four steps has a set of... Continue Reading →

https://youtu.be/iIvS4yEQgG0 SIERRA MADRE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 24, 2018--Wound Care Advantage (WCA), in collaboration with internationally renowned podiatric surgeon Dr. David G. Armstrong, the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) and Gen1 Research, has launched Advanced Discovery, a new investigative research alliance dedicated to revolutionizing patient care through evidence-based science. Advanced Discovery will offer access to an... Continue Reading →

David G. Armstrong, Professor of Surgery, founder and co-Director of the Southwestern Academic Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA) at Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California delivered the keynote address at the 2018 UCSF Diabetic Limb Salvage Symposium in San Francisco this weekend. "It was a privilege to again participate in this symposium", noted... Continue Reading →

Extraordinary work from Richard Andersen's Brain Computer Interface Lab and the Neurorestoration Center at Keck School of Medicine under the direction of our SALSAmigo, Charles Liu. via A Paralyzed Man Can Feel Natural Sensations Again in Scientific First | Fortune

This year's Gaspar symposium will be extra special, as it will feature a reunion of our Toe and Flow SALSA Team. Our Keynote Speaker is Joe Mills. You can register here. 

Here is a call to action by OZY's Molly Fasco via Here's How to Prevent Thousands of Foot Amputations Each Year | Acumen | OZY

Strong work from our @UMICH colleagues. Bottom line: clean surgical bone margins reduces readmission and morbidity Abstract Background. Osteomyelitis is common in diabetic foot infections and medical management can lead to poor outcomes. Surgical management involves sending histopathologic and microbiologic specimens which guides future intervention. We examined the effect of obtainment of surgical margins in... Continue Reading →

Further compelling work to challenge the issue of glucose control and healing from colleagues from Hopkins. Abstract OBJECTIVE This study evaluated the association between hemoglobin A1c (A1C) and wound outcomes in patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective analysis of an ongoing prospective, clinic-based study of patients with... Continue Reading →

Here is a manuscript from our team outlining a vision for how home-based smart devices can serve home-health in the future. Objective: The prevalent and long-neglected diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and its related complications rank among the most debilitating and costly sequelae of diabetes. With the rise of the Internet of medical things (IoMT), along... Continue Reading →

On behalf of our SALSA alum, Ki Tae Kwan, we invite you to this technical review on the state of the art in treatment of diabetic foot infections.