2020
Chopart Amputation: Questioning the Clinical Efficacy of a Long-standing Surgical Option for Diabetic Foot Infection.
Brodell JD, Ayers BC, Baumhauer JF, DiGiovanni BF, Flemister AS, Ketz JP, Oh I. Chopart Amputation: Questioning the Clinical Efficacy of a Long-standing Surgical Option for Diabetic Foot Infection. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2020, 28: 684-691. PMID: 32769724, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-19-00757.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaseline physical functionPROMIS Physical FunctionDiabetic foot infectionsPostoperative wound complicationsChopart amputationRevision amputationFoot infectionsWound complicationsPhysical functionWound healingOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instrumentsPROMIS physical function scoresPhysical function scoresPatient-reported outcomesJudicious patient selectionExtent of infectionPostoperative complicationsTotal patientsCase seriesClinical outcomesKnee amputationPain interferencePatient selectionSurgical optionsTendon transfer
2019
Should Chopart Amputation be Performed in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients?
Brodell J, Baumhauer J, DiGiovanni B, Flemister A, Ketz J, Oh I. Should Chopart Amputation be Performed in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients? Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2019, 4: 2473011419s00118. PMCID: PMC8696696, DOI: 10.1177/2473011419s00118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChopart amputationSyme amputationAmputation patientsRevision amputationSF-36Patient cohortExact testWound healingOutcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) instrumentsDiabetic foot ulcer patientsMinor post-operative complicationsFoot ulcer patientsCurrent Procedural Terminology codesDiabetic foot infectionsPost-operative complicationsBelow knee amputationBody mass indexJudicious patient selectionUnpaired Student's t-testProcedural Terminology codesFisher's exact testExtent of infectionStudent's t-testFoot infectionsMedical comorbidities