Eric D. Jaakola, DPM

Pertinent Pointers On Offloading Diabetic Foot Ulcerations

02/23/2010

Offloading plays a key role in the management of diabetic foot ulcerations. With this in mind, these authors review the literature and discuss a variety of modalities ranging from non-weightbearing options and therapeutic half-shoes to...

Offloading plays a key role in...

02/23/2010

Podiatry Today

A Helpful Primer On Total Contact Casts

08/03/2003

Matthew Dairman , DPM;

Jeffrey L. Jensen , DPM, FACFAS;

Eric D. Jaakola , DPM;

Anna Weber , DPM;

Neuropathic foot ulcers are the most common precursor of lower–extremity amputation in patients with diabetes.1 In the podiatry literature, as well as other wound care literature, the total contact cast (TCC) has long been considered the gold...

Neuropathic foot ulcers are the...

08/03/2003

Podiatry Today

Total Contact Casting and Neuropathic Foot Wounds: Implementing a Gold Standard and Overcoming Barriers to Clinical Use

08/12/2010

Jeffrey L. Jensen , DPM, FACFAS;

Eric D. Jaakola , DPM;

Kristine M. Hoffman , DPM, FACFAS;

Neuropathic foot ulcers affect up to 15% of diabetic patients and are the leading cause of hospitalization and lower extremity amputation among this patient population.1,2 Among the diabetic population, amputation is associated with...

Neuropathic foot ulcers affect...

08/12/2010

Today's Wound Clinic

Diabetes Watch

Current Concepts In Total Contact Casting For DFUs

03/20/2014

Eric D. Jaakola , DPM;

Anna Weber , DPM;

The diabetic population in the United States has grown to over 26 million people and 10 to 15 percent of this population will develop a diabetic foot ulceration (DFU).1,2 That would equal 2.6 to 3.9 million diabetic foot ulcerations in...

The diabetic population in...

03/20/2014

Podiatry Today