Tammer Elmarsafi, DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh

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Performing Definitive Surgical Correction To Balance The Foot And Heal A Chronic Wound

11/26/2014

Given the comprehensive approach chronic wounds require, these authors present the treatment of a patient with diabetic peripheral neuropathy who developed osteomyelitis and extensive soft tissue loss.

Given the comprehensive approach...

11/26/2014

Podiatry Today

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Keys To Optimizing Split-Thickness Skin Grafts

05/27/2020

Tammer Elmarsafi , DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh;

Split-thickness skin grafting is an underutilized modality that is easy to perform, has minimal cost and offers exceptional efficacy. A well-performed STSG is low risk and has a healing time of three to four weeks in both low and high-risk...

Split-thickness skin grafting is...

05/27/2020

Podiatry Today

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When Diabetes and Obesity Collide: The Ozempic Shortage

04/01/2023

Tammer Elmarsafi , DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh;

While it might sound simple to ask patients with obesity to address this pathology with diet and exercise, the prevailing data that I am familiar with is almost irrefutable—the answer is medicine or bariatric surgery to appreciate sustained...

While it might sound simple to...

04/01/2023

Podiatry Today

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Insights And Lessons Learned From Amputee Support Groups

12/26/2019

Tammer Elmarsafi , DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh;

Recently, I was a part of several amputee support groups and began to better understand the nuances of post-amputation care. I explored what it means to be an amputee through the eyes of patients, families and caregivers.

Recently, I was a part of...

12/26/2019

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A Closer Look At Preserving Foot Function With A Transmetatarsal Amputation

11/20/2015

Cherreen Tawancy , DPM;

Caitlin S. Garwood , DPM;

John S. Steinberg , DPM, FACFAS;

Tammer Elmarsafi , DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh;

For patients with diabetes and neuropathy, partial first ray amputations can lead to less than optimal results. With this in mind, these authors discuss emerging insights from the literature and offer a compelling case study that illustrates...

For patients with diabetes and...

11/20/2015

Podiatry Today

Forum

Using Core Tenets of Wound Care to Guide Difficult Decisions

12/01/2022

Tammer Elmarsafi , DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh;

There is no mystery when it comes to the essential foundations of wound treatment. The team must eradicate acute infection, manage chronic bacterial colonization and biofilm, ensure or restore perfusion, and mitigate all forces externally...

There is no mystery when it...

12/01/2022

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Digital Flexor Tenotomy: An Emerging Answer For Surgical Offloading

08/17/2016

Paul J. Kim , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Tammer Elmarsafi , DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh;

Given the potential for forefoot complications in patients with diabetic neuropathy, can the digital flexor tenotomy be an effective method of offloading?

Given the potential for forefoot...

08/17/2016

Podiatry Today

Videos

Osteomyelitis: Considering a Simple Toe-Sparing Procedure

05/06/2022

Tammer Elmarsafi , DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh;

In this video, Dr. Elmarsafi expands upon a recent Forum column where he discusses a different take treatment pathways for digital osteomyelitis.

In this video, Dr. Elmarsafi...

05/06/2022

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Emerging Indications For NPWT

06/19/2017

Kevin K. Ragothaman , DPM, BS;

Paul J. Kim , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Tammer Elmarsafi , DPM, AACFAS, MBBCh;

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an established adjunctive treatment for chronic wounds with a robust body of support in the literature. These authors discuss emerging indications for NPWT, including the use of negative pressure with...

Negative pressure wound therapy...

06/19/2017

Podiatry Today