Diabetic Foot Blog

Who was first to diagnose and report neuropathic arthropathy of the foot and ankle: Jean-Martin Charcot or Herbert William Page?

June 18, 2013

Fascinating detective work from Lee Sanders, et al. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-013-2961-6

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#DFCon14 Planning Meeting Tomorrow…

June 16, 2013

We’re off tomorrow to Hollywood for our one day marathon planning session.

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What determines quality of life in people with diabetic wounds?

June 16, 2013

The EURODIALE yields even more intresting data.  Diabet Med.  2013 Jun 12. doi: 10.1111/dme.12254

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Can a Foot Ulcer Cause Hasten Chronic Kidney Disease?

June 16, 2013

Here’s a fascinating “chicken vs.

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Moving from Louis Pasteur to CSI: A First Look At Healing and Non-Healing wound "Phenotypes"?

June 15, 2013

This interesting manuscript by Wong, Manikam and Muniandy show, like some previous manuscripts before, apparent differences in microbial makeup between “healing” and “non-healing” wounds.

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Join us in Florence for the International Course on the Diabetic Foot: Osteomyelitis, April 11-12 2014

June 14, 2013

This year’s symposium, under the direction of Luca Dalla Paola, will cover (in depth) osteomyelitis.

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Chopped: How Amputated Fingertips Sometimes Grow Back : Shots – Health News : NPR

June 13, 2013

Chopped: How Amputated Fingertips Sometimes Grow Back : Shots – Health News : NPR :

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INFOGRAPHIC: Your Future, 3D Printed

June 13, 2013

INFOGRAPHIC: Your Future, 3D Printed | Roadshow for Growth :

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Impact of diabetes on costs before and after major lower extremity amputations

June 11, 2013

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications – Impact of diabetes on costs before and after major lower extremity amputations in Germany : Abstract Aims To compare direct medical costs 1 year before up to 3 years after first major lower extremity amputation (LEA) between patients with and without diabetes. Methods We used health insurance claims data and included patients with a first major LEA between 2005 and 2009

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A New Feet in Primate Research: Looking for a Midtarsal Break– in Humans (not just chimps).

June 10, 2013

A New Feet in Primate Research : Looking for a Midtarsal Break– in Humans (not just chimps).

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