2019
Evidence of differential microbiomes in healing versus non‐healing diabetic foot ulcers prior to and following foot salvage therapy
MacDonald A, Brodell JD, Daiss JL, Schwarz EM, Oh I. Evidence of differential microbiomes in healing versus non‐healing diabetic foot ulcers prior to and following foot salvage therapy. Journal Of Orthopaedic Research® 2019, 37: 1596-1603. PMID: 30908702, PMCID: PMC6659747, DOI: 10.1002/jor.24279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalvage therapyQuantitative polymerase chain reactionClinical outcomesClinical toolErythrocyte sedimentation rateFurther surgical interventionC-reactive proteinLower extremity amputationDiabetic foot ulcersEventual clinical outcomeImportant prognostic informationImportant clinical toolDFU patientsFoot salvageFoot ulcersDiabetic footExtremity amputationSurgical interventionPatient counselingAntibiotic treatmentPolymerase chain reactionPrognostic informationClinical signsMicrobiome analysisClinical significance
2016
Internal Versus External Fixation of Charcot Midfoot Deformity Realignment.
Lee DJ, Schaffer J, Chen T, Oh I. Internal Versus External Fixation of Charcot Midfoot Deformity Realignment. Orthopedics 2016, 39: e595-601. PMID: 27280625, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20160526-11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharcot midfoot deformityInternal fixationExternal fixationFunctional ambulationDeep infectionFurther surgeryExtremity amputationMidfoot deformityUlcer occurrenceRisk of nonunionWound healing complicationsExternal fixation techniquesLogistic regression modelsOverall complicationsHealing complicationsIntraoperative fractureRadiographic nonunionClinical resultsHealing problemsSurgical realignmentSurgical reconstructionTotal casesComplicationsSystematic reviewNonunion