Tag: Foot Problems: Misc.
High Transepidermal Water Loss in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Tied to Recurrence
High TEWL at center of recently healed diabetic foot ulcer linked to increased odds of recurrence
Amputation Risk Up for Black, Rural Residents With Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Risk for major leg amputation or death increased compared with overall cohort of adult Medicare patients hospitalized with diabetic foot ulcers
AAOS: Patients Mostly Satisfied After Flatfoot Reconstruction
Postoperatively, physical activities less difficult for 50 percent, equally difficult for 33 percent, and more difficult for 17 percent
Every Infant With Clubfoot Should Have Access to Ponseti Method
Treatment is particularly successful when trained practitioner, primary care physician, family work together
Undiagnosed A-Fib Detected During Diabetic Foot Exam
One in six patients with diabetes had previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation with similar rates in men and women
Deprivation Tied to Foot Disease With New Type 2 Diabetes
Risks include foot ulcer, lower-limb amputation, peripheral neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and gangrene
Hospitalizations for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Up in Australia
Risk factors include peripheral sensory neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease, nephropathy, and poor glycemic control
Peripheral Neuropathy Linked to Mortality in U.S. Population
PN linked to all-cause, cardiovascular mortality in adults with diabetes; all-cause mortality in those without diabetes
Topical Wound Oxygen Therapy Helps Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers
