IWGDF/IDSA guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes‐related foot infections (IWGDF/IDSA 2023)

É Senneville, Z Albalawi, SA van Asten… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has published
evidence‐based guidelines on the management and prevention of diabetes‐related foot …

Diagnosis of infection in the foot of patients with diabetes: a systematic review

É Senneville, Z Albalawi, SA van Asten… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Securing an early accurate diagnosis of diabetic foot infections and assessment
of their severity are of paramount importance since these infections can cause great …

Optimal microbiological sampling for the diagnosis of osteoarticular infection

R Sousa, A Carvalho, AC Santos… - EFORT Open …, 2021 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Infection is a dire complication afflicting every field of orthopaedics and traumatology. If
specific clinical, laboratory and imaging parameters are present, infection is often assumed …

Investigation and management of diabetic foot osteomyelitis: An update for the foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon

Y Alkhalfan, TL Lewis, V Kavarthapu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) poses a significant challenge in the management of
diabetic patients, often leading to severe complications and increased morbidity. Effective …

Advances in pharmacotherapy for diabetic foot osteomyelitis

R Ahluwalia, JL Lázaro-Martínez… - Expert Opinion on …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The diagnosis of diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is usually clinical. Its severity
is related to the location and depth of the lesion, and the presence of necrosis or gangrene …

Outcomes after emergency admission with a diabetic foot attack indicate a high rate of healing and limb salvage but increased mortality: 18-month follow-up study

E Vainieri, R Ahluwalia, H Slim… - Experimental and …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Aim The diabetic foot attack (DFA) is perhaps the most devastating form of diabetic foot
infection, presenting with rapidly progressive skin and tissue necrosis, threatening both limb …

Two-stage reconstruction of infected Charcot foot using internal fixation: a promising functional limb salvage technique

V Kavarthapu, B Budair - The bone & joint journal, 2021 - boneandjoint.org.uk
Aims In our unit, we adopt a two-stage surgical reconstruction approach using internal
fixation for the management of infected Charcot foot deformity. We evaluate our experience …

Surgical management of the acute severely infected diabetic foot–The 'infected diabetic foot attack'. An instructional review

RS Ahluwalia, ILH Reichert - Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Trauma, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Diabetic Foot Infection (DFI), in its severest form the acute infected 'diabetic foot
attack', is a limb and life threatening condition if untreated. Acute infection may lead to tissue …

Evaluation of adjuvant antibiotic loaded injectable bio-composite material in diabetic foot osteomyelitis and Charcot foot reconstruction

V Kavarthapu, J Giddie, V Kommalapati… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The management of diabetic foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is extremely challenging with high
amputation rates reported alongside a five-year mortality risk of more than fifty percent. We …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical management of the diabetic foot: The current evidence

RHR Roberts, GR Davies-Jones, J Brock… - World Journal of …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus and its associated complications, particularly diabetic
foot pathologies, poses significant healthcare challenges and economic burdens globally …