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Latest Case Studies
Preventing Major Amputation in a 48-Year-Old Patient with Diabetes and Multiple Comorbidities
Emphasizing multidisciplinary collaboration, medication adherence and appropriate follow-up, these authors discuss the workup and management of a...
Treating a Complex Heel Wound in a Patient with Diabetes and PAD Through a Multidisciplinary Approach
In an intriguing case involving a patient with a lower extremity burn wound and multiple comorbidities, these authors discuss the multidisciplinary...
Addressing a Septic, Gangrenous Foot Infection and Osteomyelitis of the Hallux in A Patient with Uncontrolled Diabetes
In a case compounded by infection, neuropathy and significant vascular compromise, these authors discuss emergent debridement, keys to the...
Key Considerations in Addressing Necrotizing Fasciitis in a Patient with Diabetes and Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
In a case involving the treatment of necrotizing fasciitis in a 30-year-old patient with diabetes and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, these authors...
Healing an Open TMA Wound with Split-Thickness Skin Grafting
In a case study of a patient with idiopathic progressive neuropathy, gout, bilateral cavus deformities and a 30-year history of tobacco use, these...
Addressing Limb Salvage Challenges in a Patient with Subacute Forefoot Charcot and Compulsive Skin Picking
In this case study involving a patient with multiple comorbidities, subacute Charcot and recurrent osteomyelitis, these authors discuss a...
When a Patient with Diabetes, PAD and ESRD has Dry Gangrene on Multiple Toes
In a case that illustrates the challenges of treating patients with delayed presentations, these authors discuss multidisciplinary efforts at...
Achieving Durable Limb Salvage After Multiple Setbacks for a Patient with Diabetes, ESRD and an Infected DFU
In a case study that illustrates the challenges of healing infected diabetic foot ulcers in patients with multiple comorbidities, these authors...
Achieving Successful Limb Salvage in a Patient with Advanced Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia
Preventing an initially requested below-knee amputation to avoid prolonged wound care, these authors discuss the multidisciplinary workup and...
When a Patient Has Multiple Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Osteomyelitis and PAD
Working in concert with vascular surgeons and infectious disease physicians, these podiatrist authors discuss the diagnostic workup,...