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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.  

  via Implanted Brain Prosthesis Helps to Retain New Memories | Medgadget

These data from our colleagues in New Zealand via Postoperative Death After Lower-Limb Amputation in a National Prevalent Cohort of Patients With Diabetes | Diabetes Care

Strong work from Hicks and coworkers of John Hopkins. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have reported correlation between the Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) classification system and wound healing time on unadjusted analyses. However, in the only multivariable analysis to date, WIfI stage was not predictive of wound healing. Our aim was to examine the […]