Diabetic Foot Ulcers

By Paula Erwin-Toth MSN, RN, CWOCN, CNS, FAAN As summer gives way to fall, one of the first thoughts most of us have is back to school. Patients and caregivers often feel as though every day is the...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS Total contact casting (TCC) is considered to be the 'gold standard' in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. Although TCC is often very successful in h...

What is ulcer remission? How can this concept typically used regarding patients with cancer apply to those healing from DFUs? ...

Ulcers in the lower extremities are more common in patients older than 65. Ulcerative wound types include venous, arterial, diabetic neuropathic, and pressure. To identify ulcer types, these wounds sh...

By the WoundSource Editors In patients with diabetes, the lifetime risk of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) is approximately 25%, and these wounds are frequently a source of pain and discomfort. Severe ...

By Dr. Mark Hinkes, DPM Unequal limb length (ULL) is a clinical problem that is more common than most clinicians realize and is one for which most patients are rarely evaluated. Common problems ass...

By the WoundSource Editors The definition of a diabetic wound of the lower extremity in its simplest form could be described as an open area on the lower extremity limb of anyone with diabetes. Som...

By Michel H.E. Hermans, MD An interesting article in JAMA Internal Medicine (February 2015) by doctors from Massachusetts, Maryland and California (A.B. Jena, M.D. lead author) analyzed mortality a...

By Laurie Swezey RN, BSN, CWOCN, CWS, FACCWS There are many tools that can be used to assess wounds. It is important to be aware of these tools and what they measure. It is also important to become...