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 comorbiditiesMatching Patient Expectations after Ankle Fusion Based on Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Kohring J, Houck J, Flemister S, Ketz J, Oh I, Baumhauer J. Matching Patient Expectations after Ankle Fusion Based on Patient Reported Outcome Measures. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics 2019, 4: 2473011419s00253. PMCID: PMC8696874, DOI: 10.1177/2473011419s00253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical functionPain interferenceAnkle fusionT-scoreSurgical interventionAnkle arthrodesisPatient expectationsHigher baseline painAdjacent joint arthritisPROMIS T-scoresAnkle arthrodesis proceduresModerate inverse correlationBaseline painJoint arthritisRetrospective reviewRoutine careAnkle arthritisLess painArthrodesis proceduresPatient cohortSurgical resultsOutcome measuresClinical measuresPatient's perspectiveOutcome data