At the recent Diabetic Foot Global Conference (DFCon), organizers announced that Anahita Dua, MD,...
Harvard Vascular Surgeon Becomes First Recipient of ALPS Traveling Fellowship
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New Study Shows Benefits of Revascularization for Wound Healing in Older Patients with Long-Term Diabetes
In a recently published study, researchers found that successful revascularization led to healed ischemic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) at one year in greater than 56 percent of patients with an...
Could the MAC Score be a Game-Changer in Assessing Patients with CLTI?
In a recently published study, researchers found that the medial arterial calcification (MAC) score, which can be obtained from plain foot radiographs, may be a highly predictive risk factor for...
Could ALPS Be a Key Resource for Students in Promoting Interdisciplinary Teamwork for High-Risk Patients with Wounds?
Underscoring the need for interdisciplinary collaboration in treating high-risk patients with lower-extremity wounds, Robert Snyder, DPM, MBA, MSc, CWSP recalls a case he heard about involving a...
New Study Reveals a 40 Percent Decrease in High-Level Amputations with an Interdisciplinary Limb Preservation Team
A recent study found that the development of an interdisciplinary limb preservation service at a single county hospital led to a 40 percent decrease in high-level amputations (above the foot) and a...
Is Paclitaxel Safe in Patients with CLTI?
Do paclitaxel-coated devices significantly increase amputation-free survival rates, or do they increase the risk of major amputation in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI)? Two...
