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Diabetic foot disease in subjects with End-stage renal Disease: A nationwide study over 14 years highlighting an emerging threat ActAgainstAmputation #DiabeticFoot @ALPSlimb @USC @USC_vascular @ResearchatUSC @KeckSchool_USC

This from our colleagues YY Huang and coworkers along with our unit. Diabetic foot disease in subjects with End-stage renal Disease: A nationwide study over 14 years highlighting an emerging threat Cheng-Wei Lin David G. Armstrong Chung-Huei Huang Shih-Yuan Hung Pi-Hua Liu 1 Yu-Yao Huang 1 Show all authors Show footnotes Open AccessPublished:October 28, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110134 Highlights •This nationwide... Continue Reading →

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ADA initiates “Amputation Prevention Alliance” to address sky-high rates of diabetes-related amputations @CloseConcers @AmDiabetesAssn @APMA #ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSlimb

This excellent, data-rich summary from our friends and colleagues at Close Concerns. MEMORANDUM ADA initiates “Amputation Prevention Alliance” to address sky-high rates of diabetes-related amputations – October 3, 2022 Three-year Alliance powered by the ADA’s #HealthEquityNow platform as well as five companies across the diabetes ecosystem, including Podimetrics and Abbott The ADA recently announced the formation of an “Amputation Prevention... Continue Reading →

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Improvement of Health Insurance and Outcomes of Medicaid Beneficiaries With Diabetic Foot Ulcers @USC_Vascular @USC @VascularSVS #ActAgainstAmputation @APMA #ToeandFlow

Objective Although suboptimal insurance status has been linked to an increased risk of diabetes-related amputation, it is unclear how better health insurance coverage improves the care and outcomes of patients with diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the outcomes of Medicaid beneficiaries with DFUs who had transitioned to... Continue Reading →

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The costs of foot disease in diabetes in resource poor countries

The costs of foot disease in diabetes in resource poor countries is a superb editorial by our long-standing friends and colleagues Prof. William Jeffcoate and Marion Kerr in Diabetic Medicine commenting on the important work by Greenidge and coworkers.

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First-Ever American Heart Association Webinar on Health Equity in Peripheral Artery Disease Talks Scope of Problem and Offers Solutions @American_Heart #ActAgainstAmputation @USC @KeckSchool_USC @WeAreLAHealth @ALPSlimb @USC_Vascular @APMA

The American Heart Association convened an interdisciplinary "all star" panel focusing on peripheral artery disease, team care, and patient-centered limb preservation. Chaired by Lee Kirksey, Vice Chair of Vascular Surgery, the program also included patient advocate JB Starks, University of Washington's Elina Quiroga, Yale's Carlos Mena, MercyOne Sioux City's Neal Khurana, West Virginia University's Samantha... Continue Reading →

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Temporal trends in major, minor and recurrent lower extremity amputations in people with and without diabetes in Belgium from 2009 to 2018 #ActAgainstAmputation @alpslimb

Important work from Lauwers and coworkers and the Belgian Amputation Group. Key points: Diabetic foot disease is the main reason for lower extremity amputation (LEA).The incidence of major amputations reduced by 45% in diabetics in Belgium.The incidence of minor LEAs in people with diabetes remained stable.The incidence of secondary amputations in people with diabetes remained... Continue Reading →

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Association between Preventive Podiatric Care and Outcomes of New Diabetic Foot Ulceration among Patients with End Stage Renal Disease @USC @KeckSchool_USC, @USC_Vascular @TzeWoeiTan @APMA @ALPSLIMB @VascularCures @VascularSVS

This was just presented by our team at the American Diabetes Association annual symposium. We're thrilled that Tze Woei Tan, lead author, was awarded the Marvin Levin Award for top abstract in its category. The study, the first of its kind, evaluated more than 50,000 patients. Those that received podiatric care prior to developing a... Continue Reading →

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Factors Influencing the Risk of Major Amputation inPatients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated by Autologous Cell Therapy @ALPSLimb #ActAgainstAmputation

Great work from our colleagues at IKEM and Manchester. Bottom line: Pay attention to CRP, polymorphisms to methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) as well as low TCPO2 Key points: The aim of our study was to assess the risk factors for major amputation in patients with CLTI and DFU during a 2-year follow-up after ACT.One hundred and... Continue Reading →

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Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Rurality With Major Leg Amputation or Death Among Medicare Beneficiaries Hospitalized With Diabetic Foot Ulcers @ALPSlimb #ActAgainstAmputation

A superb manuscript from Meghan Brennan and coworkers from Wisconsin. This so clearly shows the overlap of socioeconomic status, rurality, and ethnicity. Key Points Question  Is the intersection of race, ethnicity, rurality, and/or neighborhood disadvantage associated with outcomes among US patients with diabetic foot ulcers? Findings  In this cohort study of 124 487 patients hospitalized with diabetic foot... Continue Reading →

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Cut Off: The Impact of Amputation in One Black Community @TheState @ALPSLimb @VascularSVS @VascularCures @APMA

A stunningly impactful work of careful, long-form reporting from Andrew Caplan and Gina Smith of The State. It is data-rich and visually spectacular. Anyone interested in making a difference in this area should dive in! It contains data not only focusing on peripheral artery disease and chronic kidney disease, but also on "food deserts" and... Continue Reading →

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