Diabetic foot sequalae incurs a significant economic burden with substantial morbidity and mortality implications for patients. Establishing effective limb salvage techniques such as transmetatarsal amputation… Read More »Transmetatarsal amputation: A 12 year retrospective case review of outcomes
From the AOFAS media release: Foot Health for National Diabetes Awareness Month ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — November is National Diabetes Month, a time to focus… Read More »Foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons offer tips for diabetic foot care
From the vanguard news article: Stakeholders have called for more awareness and capacity building to tackle the increasing prevalence of diabetes and its complications even… Read More »Diabetes foot care: Ignorance, poor referral fuel diabetic limb amputations in Nigeria
From the News article: A DAYCARE teacher in the US who thought a blister on his foot was caused by his shoe learned it was… Read More »Man’s foot amputated after ‘blister’ turns out to be flesh-eating bacteria
From the CBC news article: On top of the loss of her lower leg to an amputation, a Regina woman is facing the additional struggle… Read More »Regina woman shocked to discover lack of colour options for prostheses
From the Irish Health news article: A National Diabetes Footcare programme was introduced by the HSE in 2010 and it currently employs 22 podiatrists. However,… Read More »Diabetes-related amputations increasing