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We are great at putting things on DFUs. Why are we so bad at taking the most critical thing off? THEE Saint Vincent HospitalAnother satisfied customer. Thank you, Steven Quan for the assist and Weldon Murry, Elizabeth Ansert, Samuel Gorelik, and the rest of the surgical residents and staff for always...
John C Lantis 2nd 1 , Christopher Barrett 2 , Kara S Couch 3 , Suzie Ehmann 4 , Emily Greenstein 5 , Marta Ostler 6 , Anthony Tickner 7 Affiliations PMID: 29481330 Abstract Introduction: As the majority of diabetic foot ulcerations (DFUs) occur on the plantar foot, excessive pressure is a major contributing factor to delayed healing. The gold standard for offloading is the total contact cast (TCC); yet, TCC...
We are great at putting things on DFUs. Why are we so bad at taking the most critical thing off? Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is currently the leading cause of diabetes-related hospitalization and non-traumatic lower extremity amputation. Excessive pressure is reported to contribute to delay in healing of up to...
John C Lantis 2nd 1 , Christopher Barrett 2 , Kara S Couch 3 , Suzie Ehmann 4 , Emily Greenstein 5 , Marta Ostler 6 , Anthony Tickner 7 Affiliations PMID: 32924806 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2020.29.Sup9.S29 Abstract There is growing evidence on an interconnection between the venous and lymphatic systems in venous leg ulceration, and the possible effects of prolonged oedema and lymphatic impairment in delayed wound healing. Compression therapy is a...
Anthony Tickner, DPM, FACCWS, FAPWCA, FAPWH Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) can occur when incomplete valve closure induces an increase in venous hypertension and blood pooling. This increase in pressure stretches the vein walls, allowing proteins in the blood to leach into subcutaneous tissues, which, in turn, causes edema and eventual...
Anthony Tickner, DPM, FACCWS, FAPWCA, FAPWH Elizabeth Ansert, MA, DPM, MBA Since the development and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) in 1995, it has been used in a wide range of wound types.1 Clinical applications have increased and undergone extensive study in various settings.2 The...
The Zebras: An Overview of Atypical Wounds August 2021, Submitted for Publication When Might One Increase Pressure Settings In NPWT? Podiatry Today, June 2021 Addressing Compression Continuity, Consistency and Comfort Using a Dual Compression System June 2020, Wound Management and Prevention A dual compression system: preliminary clinical insights from the US...