Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH PRESENT Editor Diabetic Limb Salvage

Letter From The Editor

I am very pleased to announce the publication of the latest issue of The Journal of Diabetic Foot Complications (JDFC). We have provided direct links to the articles below to facilitate easier viewing of our Journal. Feel free to download the PDF versions to your own personal libraries.

As you may already know, the JDFC is a free, exclusively online journal with a primary focus on complications, conditions, and management of disorders affecting the diabetic lower extremities. Published quarterly, our peer reviewed issues contain review and research articles as well as interesting case reports from clinicians around the globe who share our interest in the diabetic foot and diabetic limb salvage. In the current issue you will read several interesting articles that present a new twist to the management of complex diabetic foot wounds as well as a successful protocol for amputation prevention that you can use in your own center.

I look forward to hearing your comments about the articles or the Journal in general. Our aim is to continually improve our content based on your comments and concerns. I encourage you to submit your own articles to us at jdfceditors@gmail.com or Editors@jdfc.org.

You can reach the Journal of Diabetic Foot Complications on the web at http://jdfc.org

Best regards,

See you next time.

Robert Frykberg, DPM, MPH
PRESENT Editor
Diabetic Limb Salvage

Current Issue

Use of Polymethyl Methacrylate as prosthetic replacement of destroyed foot bones – clinical audit by Ajit Kumar Varma, Vishak Varma, TS Mangalandan, Arun Bal, Harish Kumar Charcot Neuroarthropathy (CN) and osteomyelitis can result in severe destruction of the foot and ankle bones, especially in diabetic patients. Amputation and excision of the involved bones results in altered biomechanics, new pressure points, callus ulcers, and portals for limb and life threatening infections in these immunocompromised diabetic patients. [...]

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Enhancing primary healing post ray amputation in a diabetic patient: efficacy of natural honey by Hashim Mohamed, Mansour Abu Salma, Badriya Al Lenjawi, Aamna Mohammad, Zaghloul Jouda, Seham Abdi, Sissy Abraham, and Hanin Abou Ayash Ray amputation is a common surgical procedure performed on diabetic patients suffering from osteomyelitis-complicating diabetic foot ulcers. This report seeks to introduce a novel alternative to the range of existing wound dressing materials commonly used to manage post ray amputation wounds. [...]

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Preventing diabetic foot amputations: podiatry, protocols and perfusion by Ross Talarico, DPM Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are becoming a major problem around the world as the incidence of Type 2 diabetes grows. Since DFUs are a major risk factor for subsequent amputations, it is imperative that these lesions are treated appropriately and aggressively to arrest the causal pathway leading to amputation. [...]

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