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Diabetic Foot Ulcers

2015 Reflection: Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatments and Trends

January 7, 2016
By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD At the beginning of a new year, many look back at the previous one in an attempt to analyze what happened, whether it was good or bad or perhaps even special. ...

6 Key Steps to Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Amputations

February 20, 2014
By Dr. Mark Hinkes, DPM Twenty first century technology is helping people with diabetes to heal foot ulcers. An Australian colleague, for example, is developing an application that reminds people w...

Advanced Therapies for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

March 31, 2020
Advanced wound care technologies have come a long way in treating chronic wounds. However, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) can be challenging, and not every patient should have identical treatment. Utiliz...

Alternatives to the Total Contact Cast in Managing Diabetic Foot Ulcers

March 29, 2018
By James McGuire, DPM, PT, LPed, FAPWH Editor's note:This blog post is part of the WoundSource Trending Topics series, bringing you insight into the latest clinical issues and advancement in wound ...

Biopsy: Is it a DFU or Carcinoma? (And Why Does it Matter?)

April 14, 2023
Medical misdiagnosis is common and can be caused by errors in clinical reasoning that arise from knowledge deficits, cognitive biases, and dual-process thinking.1 Dual process thinking is a generally ...

Cellular Restoration of Leg and Foot Ulcers

September 1, 2020
Chronic wounds pose an ongoing challenge for clinicians, and there needs to be a clearer understanding of the pathophysiology of wound chronicity and treatment modalities available. ...

Choosing an Evidence-Based Product for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management

March 31, 2020
When determining the course of action for treating a given wound, it is important that wound care clinicians evaluate how advanced wound care therapies have been deemed evidence based and how the spec...

Chronicity in Lower Extremity Wounds

February 28, 2021
Chronic wounds of the lower extremities impose an increasing burden on health care providers and systems, and they can have a devastating impact on patients and their families. These wounds include di...
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