On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
https://vimeo.com/user35596045/review/764201546/9113d510f9 Here is a recent interview by Podiatry Today regarding our current and long term perspective.
Yet more fascinating data in this highly focused area of limb preservation has been published today by Cormier and coworkers in JAPMA. Their data support closing TMAs. Still other works by Lepow and coworkers at our sister institution and our team seem to support open TMA followed by biologic matrix support/NPWT and STSG. What is... Continue Reading →
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 →
https://youtu.be/UduQvSfCuBc The Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation in Los Angeles hosted Professor David G. Armstrong for its "Terasaki Talks" lecture series. These wide-ranging lectures, chaired by Associate Prof. Mehmet Dokmeci, have covered topics throughout biomedical engineering and therapeutics. It was the first time that the institute featured a podiatric surgeon focusing primarily on tissue repair,... Continue Reading →
Intriguing work from Anguijano-Hernandez and coworkers from University of Nebraska-Omaha Aims: Patients with diabetic foot ulcers are instructed to be non-weight bearing on the affected limb to promote healing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different assistive devices on whole foot plantar loading, peak forefoot force, ankle range of motion,... Continue Reading →
Terrific work from Zhang and coworkers Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease with hyperglycemia. If not treated in time, it may lead to lower limb amputation. At the initial stage, the detection of diabetes-related foot ulcer (DFU) is very difficult. Deep learning has demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in various fields and has been used to... Continue Reading →
Global mortality of diabetic foot ulcer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies Compelling work from Chen and coworkers Aims Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is an important cause of morbidity, disability, and mortality. However, there was no comprehensive quantitative data on mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to estimate the long-term mortality... Continue Reading →
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 →
Efficacy and safety of topical oxygen therapy for diabetic foot ulcers: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis Here is an updated meta in what seems to be an avalanche of these for topical oxygen therapy. Xian-Kun Sun,Rao Li,Xiao-Ling Yang,Li Yuan To evaluate the efficacy and safety of topical oxygen therapy (TOT) in diabetic foot ulcers... Continue Reading →
This from our colleagues at Charing Cross Hospital. Offloading treatment in people with diabetic foot disease: A systematic scoping review on adherence to foot offloading Highlights A review of adherence to offloading treatment for people with diabetes and foot disease.• Adherence to offloading treatment is influenced by biological and psychosocial factors.• Abnormal gait and postural... Continue Reading →
