Jakob Thorud, DPM, MS, FACFAS

Although in some instances there is an obvious answer to whether transmetatarsal amputations (TMAs) are preferable, we frequently encounter this dilemma. Anyone who has performed a handful of partial first ray amputations knows of the...

Although in some instances there...

06/21/2016

Podiatry Today

Cover Feature

Mortality After Lower Extremity Amputation: What We Know Now

04/01/2024

Jakob Thorud , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Many patients fear amputation more than they fear death as a complication of diabetes. In an update to a 2018 article, this author takes a look at the latest evidence on how patients fare following amputation, including aspects such as...

Many patients fear amputation...

04/01/2024

Podiatry Today

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A Closer Look At Preventing Running Injuries

01/24/2019

Jakob Thorud , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Joslin L. Seidel , BS ;

Noting a recent case involving a 36-year-old runner who presented with left lateral ankle pain with no obvious precipitating cause, these authors provide a comprehensive review of the literature on injury prevention in runners.

Noting a recent case involving a...

01/24/2019

Podiatry Today

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Addressing Multiple Failed Attempts At First Ray Surgery

08/02/2017

Evangelos Kyprios , DPM;

Jakob Thorud , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Himani Patel , DPM;

John Yuhas , DPM;

Emphasizing the importance of a contingency plan, these authors discuss revision surgery for a patient who had two bunionectomies, a first metatarsophalangeal joint fusion and subsequent hardware removal. On occasion, surgery in everyone’s...

Emphasizing the importance of a...

08/02/2017

Podiatry Today

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Conservative Care Considerations For Partial Foot Amputation In Patients With Diabetes

03/19/2021

Patrick Flanagan , MBA;

Jakob Thorud , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Given the elevated risks of re-ulceration and re-amputation after partial foot amputations, these authors discuss various levels of amputation and which mechanical interventions might be the most optimal methods of decreasing these...

Given the elevated risks of...

03/19/2021

Podiatry Today

Diabetes Watch

Considering the Optimal Approach to Physical Activity After Diabetic Foot Ulceration

09/22/2022

Jakob Thorud , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

The possible neutral effect to healed ulcerations combined with the numerous health benefits associated with increased physical activity should encourage providers to recommend slowly increasing physical activity and exercise such as cycling...

The possible neutral effect to...

09/22/2022

Podiatry Today

Diabetes Watch

Questioning The Reliance On Bone Biopsy For Diagnosing Osteomyelitis In Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcerations

08/31/2019

Joslin L. Seidel , BS ;

Jakob Thorud , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Bone biopsy has long been considered the gold standard in determining the diagnosis of osteomyelitis. However, bone biopsy is a procedure and not an exam. Clinicians send the collected specimen to pathology or microbiology. Unfortunately,...

Bone biopsy has long been...

08/31/2019

Podiatry Today