Patients with diabetic foot ulcers who use removable cast walkers need more information to promote higher compliance and better healing, a study in the Journal of Wound Care finds.
Sarcopenia increases risk of death among DFU patients
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 09, 2023
Sarcopenia, or age-related loss of muscle mass, is an independent risk factor for mortality in patients with diabetic foot ulcers, researchers have found.
Ask the wounds expert … about Doppler ultrasound
By
Fatima Naqvi, MD
Apr 10, 2023
Is it worth buying an audible, handheld Doppler ultrasound to detect arterial insufficiency?
Same-day surgery for diabetic foot ulcers speeds healing, cuts amputation risk: study
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 20, 2022
Physician researchers urge other diabetic multidisciplinary foot teams to explore what they say is a practical and financially feasible treatment option.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Sept. 28
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 28, 2021
Unvaccinated nursing home workers in New York could be replaced by National Guard … Diabetic foot ulcers program in Belgium kept wounds under control during COVID lockdown … Oral anti-diabetic...
Sanuwave inks distribution deal for DFU treatment
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 19, 2019
Ametus Group will commercialize a novel treatment for diabetic foot ulcers developed by SANUWAVE Health Inc., moving the dermaPACE System into more markets faster than expected. Ametus Group has 50...
Statin use is linked to fewer foot infections in new study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2017
Prior therapy with atorvastatin considerably reduces the onset of diabetic foot infections and may be useful in preventing them, according to Iranian researchers.
Total contact casting reduces foot amputations, study finds
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2014
Those who are treating diabetic foot ulcers should evaluate modern total contact casting techniques, according to a new analysis.
Foot ulcers double the cost of diabetes care, study finds
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 17, 2014
Eliminating foot ulcers would cut costs for diabetes care in half, according to researchers with consulting firm The Analysis Group.
Foot ulcer healing rate jumps 50% in first-ever trial to show successful drug treatment of diabetic wounds
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 06, 2014
A new drug nearly doubled the diabetic foot-ulcer healing rate in a recent clinical trial, which researchers are touting as a potential breakthrough in wound care.