2012
Contemporary Evaluation and Management of the Diabetic Foot
Sumpio BE. Contemporary Evaluation and Management of the Diabetic Foot. Scientifica 2012, 2012: 435487. PMID: 24278695, PMCID: PMC3820495, DOI: 10.6064/2012/435487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiabetic footNegative pressure wound therapyMajor public health issueMainstay of therapyDiabetic foot diseaseGood functional outcomeHospitalization of patientsHealth care workersPressure wound therapyTreatment of infectionsMoist wound carePublic health issueComplex clinical problemWidespread clinical practiceAbnormal foot structureAggressive debridementSuperimposed infectionFrequent debridementLimb salvageFoot ulcersChronic inflammationCostly complicationFunctional outcomeFoot problemsIschemic limbsDiabetic Foot Ulceration and Management
Blume P, Jain A, Sumpio B. Diabetic Foot Ulceration and Management. Contemporary Diabetes 2012, 63-91. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-158-5_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFoot ulcersMajor public health issueGrowth factorDiabetic foot diseaseDiabetic foot ulcerationHospitalization of patientsGood clinical careTreatment of infectionsMoist wound carePublic health issueComplex clinical problemWidespread clinical practiceAbnormal foot structureAdjuvant therapySuperimposed infectionFoot ulcerationFrequent debridementLimb salvagePathophysiologic mechanismsChronic inflammationDiabetic footCostly complicationFoot problemsIschemic limbsClinical trials
2003
Charcot Joint Disease in Diabetes Mellitus
Lee L, Blume PA, Sumpio B. Charcot Joint Disease in Diabetes Mellitus. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2003, 17: 571-580. PMID: 14508661, DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0039-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCharcot joint diseaseDiabetes mellitusJoint diseaseCharcot neuropathic arthropathyDiabetic foot ulcerationStructural foot deformitiesDevastating deformitiesNeuropathic arthropathyCharcot arthropathyDiabetic patientsFoot ulcerationClinical presentationDegenerative arthropathyPedal ulcerationFoot deformityFoot problemsTreatment modalitiesImmediate treatmentVascular surgeonsNeuropathic diseasePatientsMellitusArthropathyEarly signsStructural deformity