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Ninety-Five Thousand Hands on the Work: A #Citation Milestone, and Why This is Always a Team Sport #ActAgainstAmputation #LimbPreservation @ALPSLimb @KeckSchool_USC @USC_Vascular

Google Scholar ticked over to 95,006 citations overnight. The number is real — the story behind it isn't mine. An h-index of 134 and an i10-index of 568 reflect 568 conversations between collaborators, residents, fellows, patients, and friends. A note on what citations actually are, why limb preservation is and always will be a team sport, and gratitude to everyone whose hand has been on the work.

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How four steps can save two legs, worldwide #ActAgainstAmputation @alpslimb

This from our Keck physician page for more info, see Building a Scalable Limb Preservation Program: 4 Steps to Success A Keck Medicine of USC podiatric surgeon outlines actionable steps for optimizing diabetic foot ulcer care. Each year, diabetic foot ulcers affect nearly 18.6 million people globally, contributing to more than 1.6 million amputations annually. These... Continue Reading →

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The Toe and Flow Model (TFM): Dramatic Reduction in Hospitalization Across A Region- Lessons from Alberta, Canada #ActAgainstAmputation

Effectiveness of Multidisciplinary Limb Preservation Programs: Insights from Manji et al.'s Study In a recent study by Manji et al., published in The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary limb preservation program, specifically the toe and flow model (TFM), was evaluated in the context of reducing hospitalization rates and length... Continue Reading →

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Effect of a multidisciplinary team approach in patients with diabetic foot ulcers on major adverse limb events (MALEs): systematic review and meta-analysis #ActAgainstAmputation

The Power of Multidisciplinary Teams in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management: Insights from Italian Research In the realm of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) management, the complexity of care required cannot be overstated. A recent comprehensive study by Meloni et al., published in 2024, underscores the critical role of multidisciplinary team (MDT) approaches in enhancing patient outcomes,... Continue Reading →

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Study: Multi-disciplinary diabetic limb salvage programme in octogenarians with diabetic foot ulcers is not futile– quite the contrary #ActAgainstAmputation

The study titled "Multi-disciplinary diabetic limb salvage programme in octogenarians with diabetic foot ulcers is not futile: An observational study with historical controls" by Lixia Ge, Jiashen Zhao, Matthew Tan, Elaine Tan, Huiling Liew, Enming Yong, Jeremy Hoe, Claris Shi, Dexter Yak Seng Chan, Gary Yee Ang, Joseph Antonio Molina, Yan Sun, Wai Han Hoi,... Continue Reading →

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Health Services Forms New Limb-Preservation Workgroup @WeAreLAHealth @HarborUCLA_VS @RanchoRehab @LACUSCMedCenter @KeckSchool_USC @USC #ActAgainstAmputation @ALPSLimb

 This article from the LA County Department of Health Services via Evan Raff Diabetes-related amputations represent a major preventable health risk for patients living with diabetes and lower extremity limb loss in particular is one of the most devastating events in a patient’s life, with five-year mortality approaching 70% and even higher in the population... Continue Reading →

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Outcomes after Emergency Admission with a Diabetic Foot Attack Indicate a High Rate of Healing and Limb Salvage But Increased Mortality

Timely work from our SALSAmigos at King's. Aim The diabetic foot attack (DFA) is perhaps the most devastating form of diabetic foot infection, presenting with rapidly progressive skin and tissue necrosis, threatening both limb and life. However, clinical outcome data in this specific group of patients are not available. Methods Analysis of 106 consecutive patients who underwent emergency hospitalisation... Continue Reading →

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How to build a “Hot Foot Line” for rapid response to lower extremity complications in #Diabetes #DiabeticFoot #Footattack #ActAgainstAmputation

SALSA's "Hot Foot Line" foot hotline constitutes a single point of contact rapid response pager to alert the diabetic foot / Toe and Flow service to urgent needs, systemwide. Here are some more guidelines/pathways to help develop your own "rapid response team". Diabetic Foot Rapid Response Acute Foot Team (DRRAFT) -  Seven essential skills Three... Continue Reading →

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