diabetic foot ulcers

Treatment Options for Diabetic Foot Ulcers in All Levels of Care Utilizing a Nano-Engineered Tissue Matrix

The epidemic of diabetes has long-term, life-altering effects on every system in the body, with diabetic foot ulcers requiring an interdisciplinary approach to management and prevention o...

11/27/2019

Against Most Odds: A Case Report, Limb Salvage

Introduction: In the U.S., 24.4 million people are diabetic. Thirty-three percent of the cost of treating diabetes is linked to the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Despite treatment, 3...

11/06/2019

Pilot Study Assessing Novel Autologous Homologous Skin Construct Treatment of Nonhealing Diabetic Foot Wounds

Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a significant burden on the worldwide health-care system. These chronic lower extremity wounds are often refractory to standard of care and c...

11/04/2019

A Retrospective Case Series to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Advanced Wound Care Matrix in the Management of Nonhealing Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Introduction: Advanced tissue matrices have shown promise for treating diabetic wounds and other soft tissue defects. Recent advancements in technology have led to the introduction of a n...

11/04/2019

Let's Be Frank

Going Beyond Healing With DFU Offloading

09/30/2019

Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA

The patient’s care doesn’t always end with a closed wound, especially when it comes to offloading and total contact casts. As the adage goes, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But what happens to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU)...

The patient’s care doesn’t...

09/30/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Letter from the Editor

Goodbye Volume, Hello Value

09/30/2019

Caroline E. Fife, MD, FAAFP, CWS, FUHM

How much of your time do you spend focused on volume-based payment (the way you have always done things) vs. the new value-based system? Are you beginning the transition away from volume-based payment, or hoping you can retire before you have...

How much of your time do you...

09/30/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Coding

Wound vs. Ulcer: Selecting the Correct Diagnosis Code

08/02/2019

Donna J. Cartwright, MPA, RHIA, CCS, RAC, FAHIMA

Information regarding coding, coverage, and payment is provided as a service to our readers. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. However, HMP and the author do not represent, guarantee, or warranty that coding, coverage, and...

Information regarding coding,...

08/02/2019

Today's Wound Clinic

Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers with Dehydrated Human Amnion/chorion Membrane* (dHACM): Significant RCT Results

Purpose: The aim of this presentation is to present compelling evidence that dehydrated human amnion/chorion membrane (dHACM) can substantially impact the healing and closure of diabetic ...

06/10/2019

Case Study

Preserving Tissue & Limb Function: An Unusual Podiatric Wound

12/06/2018

Allen Raphael, DPM

For patients who live an active lifestyle, regaining function can be just as important as healing a chronic wound. This article shares a recent case involving a female patient with a complicated DFU whose quality of life was severely in...

For patients who live an active...

12/06/2018

Today's Wound Clinic

Abstracts

SAWC Fall 2018 Poster Abstracts

10/01/2018

Wounds Editorial Staff

10/01/2018

Wounds