An amputation should trigger more than a wound-care plan. New Swedish data sharpen the case for coordinated cardiovascular care—and a longer view of recovery.
After Amputation, the Heart Still Needs Our Attention
A Life-Affirming Visit to MLK Hospital: Old Friends, New Ones, and a Community of Healing #ActAgainstAmputation
An unexpected reunion with Dr. William Tettelbach and a generous welcome from the MLK Community Healthcare team made a September 3 visit to South Los Angeles a powerful reminder of why this work matters.
Preserving the Foot from Both Ends: Is Anterior/Posterior Limb Preservation Functionally Worthwhile? #ActAgainstAmputation
A Georgetown-centered case series asks whether partial calcanectomy after midfoot amputation can preserve both the limb and meaningful walking. The answer is encouraging, but anatomy and function are not the same outcome.
PMMA in the Calf to Heal a Foot? An Interesting Twist on the Masquelet Technique #ActAgainstAmputation
A provocative 2026 cohort moves PMMA away from the diabetic foot wound and into remote calf tunnels. The idea is genuinely interesting—but extensive decompression, major reporting problems, and an unproven mechanism make this a signal to investigate, not a treatment to adopt.
From Consensus to Action in Gqeberha: A Life-Affirming Step for South Africa’s Diabetic Foot #ActAgainstAmputation
At the 2026 VASSA Congress in Gqeberha, four international keynotes, decades of friendship, and a locally led consensus process converged around one life-affirming goal: making preventable amputation less inevitable across South Africa.
The Appointment Is Part of the Treatment: Podiatry Frequency in Diabetic Foot Remission #ActAgainstAmputation
In diabetic foot remission, the interval between podiatry visits may be part of the treatment. Monthly care had the lowest recurrence.
55 Million People, One Regional Challenge: A Roadmap for Diabetes-Related Foot Disease
A major Western Pacific review led by Byron Perrin and Peter Lazzarini maps the world’s largest regional diabetes-related foot disease burden—and eight practical ways countries can strengthen care.
ACT NOW: A Simple Neuropathy Screen Shows Strong Reproducibility #ActAgainstAmputation #Diabetes
A multinational team reports strong 14-day reproducibility for the simple ACT neuropathy screen—an important reliability milestone, but not yet a diagnostic-accuracy study.
Shazam for Limb Perfusion: Can a Smartphone Hear the ABI? #ActAgainstAmputation
A Stanford team has taught an algorithm to translate Doppler sounds into clinically meaningful ankle-brachial index ranges—potentially bringing vascular assessment closer to the point of care.
What Moisturizer Should I Use on a Foot in Someone With Diabetes?
A new systematic review and meta-analysis supports functional moisturizers—particularly urea-containing formulations—for diabetic foot xerosis on intact skin.
