Toepocalypse: An impending diabetic foot calamity-- such as the one that is waiting for us in the operating room when we write this blog.

Two SALSAism entries courtesy of SALSA Fellow Tim Fisher:Vaya con Dedos: A parting wish upon leaving the SALSA clinics or operating room. "Go with Toes" (rather than without)Carpe Dedos: Sieze the Toe (while this may have come up before, Tim wanted to ensure it made the list).For the complete running SALSAism list, click here.

Our most recent SALSAism entry came by way of clinic today.Hammertosis Fugax: A person with diabetes and blindness who develops a neuropathic wound on a contracted toe. This is not to be mistaken with Amaurosis Fugax, which is blindness due to transient retinal ischemia. The two may coexist, forming a dual fugue kind of oculodigital... Continue Reading →

Submitted by one of our stellar surgery residents, Wynter Phoenix, MD:Turf Toe: a referral to SALSA without a solid medical rationaleAnd from Joe and me: Missle Toe: a penetrating traumatic toe injury in a person with diabetes

Here is another addition to our list of SALSAisms from our very own stellar fellow, Tim Fisher. ManifesTOE: An operative report following an amputation prevention procedure (bypass or incision and drainage or graft/flap.

When the chips are down, you need SALSA FreeToes and SALSA

Two new self explanatory additions to the list of SALSAisms.

We have been discussing "wound chemotherapy" for some time at SALSA. That is: delivery of specific agents (antimicrobials, anti-inflammatories, pro-angiogenic factors, anti-biofilm agents, growth factors). In fact, it is now a daily treatment regime on our service through modified negative pressure wound therapy modalities. As we do this more frequently, we liken ourselves to the... Continue Reading →

On our SALSA toe and flow service, we often operate in close quarters. This has led to many appellations for and colloquialisms used by various team members. Here is a partial (and running) list:A Toliloquy: "Toe be or not Toe be"   InToelectual: One prone to deep thinking on matters of the sole Toe Stopper:... Continue Reading →