Early treatment for leg ulcers gets patients back on their feet

From the Imperial College London media release: Treating leg ulcers within two weeks by closing faulty veins improves healing by 12 per cent compared to standard treatment, according to new findings. The research, led by Imperial College London and funded by the National Institute for Health Research, studied 450 UK patients with the most common type of leg ulcers known …

Diagnosis and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis

From the Podiatry Management news article: Osteomyelitis is described as a broad group of infectious diseases that involves the bone and/or bone marrow. It can arise hematogenously via extension from a contiguous infection, or by direct inoculation during surgery or trauma. Patients with soft tissue infections or skin ulcerations that have been present for more than a week, especially if located …

How Runners Can Prevent and Battle Bunions

From the Runners World news article: Thanks to the nature of our sport, we can suffer some painful foot conditions at times. One of the more common ones: the bunion. A bunion is an (often unsightly) protuberance at the base of your big toe. It forms when the metatarsophalangeal joint (MTP for short) is stressed over a prolonged period of …