J Rehabil Res Dev. 2006 Jul-Aug;43(4):421-6. Location of plantar ulcerations in diabetic patients referred to a Department of Veterans Affairs podiatry clinic. Perell KL, Merrill V, Nouvong A. Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, 800 North State College Boulevard, Fullerton, CA 92834, USA. kperell@fullerton.edu Abstract This study described the location of foot ulcerations via [...]

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2006 Dec 1;7:93. Testing the proficiency to distinguish locations with elevated plantar pressure within and between professional groups of foot therapists. Guldemond NA, Leffers P, Nieman FH, Sanders AP, Schaper NC, Walenkamp GH. Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, P,O, Box 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands. ngu@orthop.unimaas.nl Abstract BACKGROUND: Identification of locations [...]

Dermatol Ther. 2006 Nov-Dec;19(6):348-55. Treatment of diabetic ulcers. Dinh TL, Veves A. Division of Podiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Abstract Diabetic ulcers are chronic wounds that are the result of repetitive trauma in the insensate foot. The presence of infection and peripheral vascular disease makes the treatment [...]

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 Mar 15;64(6):617-21. Pharmacist membership in a medical group’s diabetes health management program. Brooks AD, Rihani RS, Derus CL. Division of Pharmacy Practice, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. abrooks@stlcop.edu Erratum in: Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007 Apr 15;64(8):803. Abstract PURPOSE: An evaluation of the [...]

Diabet Med. 2007 Jun;24(6):643-9. Epub 2007 Apr 2. A national survey of in-patient diabetes services in the United Kingdom. Sampson MJ, Brennan C, Dhatariya K, Jones C, Walden E. Elsie Bertram Diabetes Centre, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, UK. mike.sampson@nnuh.nhs.uk Abstract AIM: To examine in-patient diabetes services in all UK acute hospitals. [...]

Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2007 Jul;24(3):505-17, ix. Charcot foot and ankle reconstruction: current thinking and surgical approaches. Zgonis T, Roukis TS, Lamm BM. Department of Orthopaedics, Podiatry Division, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7776, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. zgonis@uthscsa.edu Abstract The surgical repair of unstable [...]

Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2007 Jul;24(3):547-68, x. Advanced plastic surgery techniques for soft tissue coverage of the diabetic foot. Zgonis T, Stapleton JJ, Roukis TS. Department of Orthopaedics/Podiatry Division, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7776, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA. zgonis@uthscsa.edu Abstract Obtaining stable, durable, and [...]

J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2007 Sep-Oct;97(5):351-9. Negative-pressure wound therapy and diabetic foot amputations: a retrospective study of payer claims data. Frykberg RG, Williams DV. Podiatry Section, Carl T. Hayden Veterans Administration Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USA. Comment in: J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 2008 Mar-Apr;98(2):164-5; author reply 165. Abstract BACKGROUND: This study was [...]

Diabet Med. 2007 Nov;24(11):1240-6. The relationship between passive range of motion and range of motion during gait and plantar pressure measurements. Turner DE, Helliwell PS, Burton AK, Woodburn J. Department of Podiatry, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK. turner@gcal.ac.uk Abstract AIMS: To investigate the relationship between limited joint mobility (LJM; measured both passively and during gait) [...]

Int Wound J. 2007 Dec;4(4):305-13. Epub 2007 Oct 24. Challenges for management of the diabetic foot in Africa: doing more with less. Abbas ZG, Archibald LK. Department of Internal Medicine, Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. zabbas@cats-net.com Abstract Diabetes mellitus reached epidemic proportions in much of the less-developed world over a [...]