diabetes

A retrospective multi-center correlational evaluation of Diabetic Wounds of the Lower Extremity in patients attending an out-patient wound center accompanied versus unaccompanied.

Diabetes is a significant and worsening chronic disease problem in the United States. This complex multi-system pathology often results in widespread end organ damage. Foot infections, ul...

08/19/2021

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Diabetes Watch

Current Concepts In Managing Diabetic Ankle Fractures

06/17/2021

Karan Malani, DPM

Harry Schneider, DPM, FACFAS

The prevalence of diabetes continues to rise in the U.S. with 2018 statistics demonstrating the incidence of diabetes to be approximately 34.2 million people, or 10.5 percent of the population.1 The total cost of diabetes management in...

The prevalence of diabetes...

06/17/2021

Podiatry Today

Editor's Corner

Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Multispecialty Approach Is Fundamental for Reducing Morbidity and Mortality

05/04/2021

Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP

Cardiovascular Institute of the South, Houma, Louisiana

Craig Walker, MD, FACC, FACP Card...

Dr. Walker comments on Dr. Sandra Vincente and colleagues' article “Descriptive Study of Ulcers Treated in a Diabetic Foot Unit” from Hospital de Alcorcon in Madrid.

Dr. Walker comments on Dr....

05/04/2021

Vascular Disease Management

News

Digital Diabetes Prevention Program Results in Cost Savings, Reduced Health Care Utilization

11/25/2020

Implementations of a digital Diabetes Prevention Program in an adult workforce population produced short-term health care cost savings.

Implementations of a digital...

11/25/2020

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Use of a High-Dose ECM for the Management of Deep Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Case Series

According to the National Diabetes Statistics Report, over 30 million people in the USA (9.4% of the population) are living with diabetes. Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are chronic nonheali...

11/20/2019

Original Research

Does Debridement Improve Clinical Outcomes in People With Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated With Continuous Diffusion of Oxygen?

10/01/2019

Lawrence A. Lavery

Mark Q. Niederauer

Klearchos K. Papas

David G. Armstrong

This post hoc analysis evaluates the association between the frequency of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) debridement and the proportion of ulcers treated with active continuous diffusion of oxygen (CDO) that heal in a 12-week evaluation period.

This post hoc analysis evaluates...

10/01/2019

Wounds

Treatment of Hard-to-Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers with a Novel Decellularized Hepatic-Derived Wound Matrix: Outcomes from a Prospective Multicenter Trial

Background: One million diabetics in the US will develop diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs); 150,000 ulcers will become chronic. 5-24% of these patients will require amputation. Patients wh...

07/29/2019

The Efficacy of a Synthetic Bioresorbable Antimicrobial Matrix as an Implantable Material for At-Risk Surgical Wounds

Background: Surgery performed on diabetics is not without complication as increased serum glucose levels, neuropathy, and presence of an open wound potentiate post-operative infectio...

07/15/2019

Blog

Identifying A Bidirectional Relationship Between Diabetes And Sarcopenia

07/12/2019

David G. Armstrong DPM MD PhD

07/12/2019

Podiatry Today