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 comorbiditiesAre Sicker Patients Less Likely to Improve after Ankle Fusion?
Kohring J, Houck J, Flemister S, Ketz J, Oh I, Baumhauer J. Are Sicker Patients Less Likely to Improve after Ankle Fusion? Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2019, 4: 2473011419s00252. PMCID: PMC8696802, DOI: 10.1177/2473011419s00252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCharlson Comorbidity IndexPROMIS Physical FunctionPROMIS T-scoresPain interferenceASA scorePhysical functionAnkle arthrodesisT-scoreSicker patientsAnkle fusionDemographic dataHigher Charlson comorbidity indexPre-existing medical conditionsPre-operative functionLow physical functionPost-operative patientsAnkle arthrodesis proceduresComorbidity indexMedical comorbiditiesChart reviewRetrospective reviewRisk stratificationRoutine careAnkle arthritisArthrodesis procedures
2017
Microbiome Analysis for Assessments of Treatment Response and Salvage Prognosis in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers
MacDonald A, Oh I, Grier A, Smith B, Daiss J, Gill S. Microbiome Analysis for Assessments of Treatment Response and Salvage Prognosis in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2017, 2: 2473011417s000060. DOI: 10.1177/2473011417s000060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntravenous antibiotic treatmentAntibiotic treatmentNon-traumatic lower extremity amputationsInfected diabetic foot ulcersAdequate prognostic informationPoor prognostic signDiabetic foot ulcersLower extremity amputationSignificant differencesMicrobiome analysisDFU infectionsFoot salvageWagner classificationMedical comorbiditiesCounseling patientsFoot ulcersInitial presentationPrognostic signPrognostic valueActive infectionDiabetic footPrognostic informationClinical signsWeek 8Surgical decision