foot and ankle

Original Research

Foot Abscesses With No Accompanying Wound: Clinical Presentation and Pathogens

07/18/2023

Katerina Grigoropoulos ;

Lawrence A. Lavery , DPM, MPH;

Andrew Crisologo , DPM;

Amanda L. Killeen , DPM;

Mehmet A. Suludere ;

Authors evaluated 20 patients who presented with a foot abscess without accompanying wound to assess patient demographics, clinical presentation, and microbiology in these wounds.

Authors evaluated 20 patients...

07/18/2023

Wounds

Blog

Use Your Head: Headless Versus Headed Screws

07/09/2021

Douglas Appel , DPM, FACFAS;

In recent years, I have noted a shift towards headless screw usage in multiple foot and ankle applications. In my observation, headless screws boast a low-profile design with the ability to bury the screw below the bone’s cortical surface...

In recent years, I have noted a...

07/09/2021

Podiatry Today

Case Report and Brief Review

Combining the Benefits of Collagen and Negative Pressure Wound Therapy to Heal a Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Case Report

03/17/2020

Jeffrey D. Lehrman , DPM, FASPS, MAPWCA, CPC, CPMA;

This report is on the use of a collagen wound contact layer in conjunction with negative pressure wound therapy to achieve healing in a chronic diabetic foot ulcer.

This report is on the use of a...

03/17/2020

Wounds

Original Research

Outcomes of Split-thickness Skin Grafting for Foot and Ankle Wounds in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease

11/01/2019

Eshetu A. Tefera ;

Cameron M. Akbari ;

Karen Lou Kennedy-Evans , RN, FNP, APRN-BC;

John S. Steinberg , DPM, FACFAS;

Iram Naz ;

Elliot T. Walters , MD;

Morgan M. Penzler ;

David E. Janhofer ;

Paul J. Kim , DPM, MS, FACFAS;

Christopher E. Attinger , MD;

In this study, the authors examine factors predictive of STSG healing in patients with PAD following vascular intervention, including the effect of non-inline flow via arterial-arterial and non-arterial collateralization.

In this study, the authors...

11/01/2019

Wounds

Rapid Communication

Fully Synthetic Bioengineered Nanomedical Scaffold in Chronic Neuropathic Foot Ulcers

10/11/2018

Phyllis Houston ;

Rosabel Loya ;

Amanda L. Killeen , DPM;

Cece S. Honculada ;

Kara M. Brock ;

Jodi L. Walters , DPM, DABFAS;