David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Videos

Top 10 Innovations in Podiatry 2022: Foot Defender by Defender

07/04/2022

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Dr. Armstrong shares his thoughts on how a newly designed boot that’s part of the 2022 Top 10 Innovations in Podiatry addresses previously unmet needs in offloading.

Dr. Armstrong shares his...

07/04/2022

Podiatry Today

Blog

Vitamin D: Another Important Nutritional Metric in DFU

06/09/2022

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Dr. Armstrong shares some recent research that adds to the evidence that vitamin D is an important metric for wound healing.

Dr. Armstrong shares some recent...

06/09/2022

Podiatry Today

Blog

Look Beyond the Treatment Chair: Involving Family in Care Education

05/17/2022

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Dr. Armstrong comments on a recent study that looked at how spousal involvement in patient education influenced care behavior.

Dr. Armstrong comments on a...

05/17/2022

Podiatry Today

Guest Editorial

New Guidance Focused on Diabetic Foot Ulcers Highlights Importance of Team Care and Nutrition

05/02/2022

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Medical guidance focused on the importance of nutrition in wound healing

Medical guidance focused on the...

05/02/2022

Wound Management & Prevention

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Growing Evidence That Oral Antibiotics are the New IV

02/08/2022

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

In this blog, Dr. Armstrong shares some recently published research that strengthens the argument for consideration of oral antibiotics for osteomyelitis.

In this blog, Dr. Armstrong...

02/08/2022

Podiatry Today

Blog

Link Identified Between Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy And Cognitive Decline

12/21/2021

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

A recent study found an association between diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and cognitive decline.

A recent study found an...

12/21/2021

Podiatry Today

Blog

Could Skin Autofluorescence Emerge As A New Tool For DFU?

11/16/2021

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Here Dr. Armstrong discusses new research about an emerging modality for treating DFUs.

Here Dr. Armstrong discusses new...

11/16/2021

Podiatry Today

Blog

Despite Higher Complexity, Research Reveals Better Outcomes For DFU

11/03/2021

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Great work from our long-time SALSAmigos Akturk and coworkers from the Netherlands. The bottom line they noted more complicated patients (ie about five times the rate of patients on dialysis), but better overall outcomes of people treated...

Great work from our...

11/03/2021

Podiatry Today

Blog

How Might Protein Alteration From NPWT Affect Wound Healing?

10/22/2021

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Excellent continued efforts in elucidating the role that perturbation of the wound matrix (via negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)) has on angiogenesis, healing and regeneration.

Excellent continued efforts in...

10/22/2021

Podiatry Today

Blog

What Measurement Of Wound Healing Is Most Valuable?

08/26/2021

David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD

Great, provocative work recently in the International Wound Journal by our colleagues Professor Keith Harding and coworkers. In their study, they note that healing in total can be a challenging metric to measure, as every wound is very...

Great, provocative work recently...

08/26/2021

Podiatry Today