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Open AccessImplementation of foot thermometry plus mHealth to prevent diabetic foot ulcers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Diabetic foot neuropathy (DFN) is one of the most important complications of diabetes mellitus; its early diagnosis and intervention can prevent foot ulcers and the need for amputation. Thermometry, measuring ...
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Open AccessAre Australian podiatrists meeting best practice in the management of diabetic foot complications?
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Current Standards and Advances in Diabetic Ulcer Prevention and Elderly Fall Prevention Using Wearable Technology
The deleterious effects of diabetes on the lower extremity are numerous, costly, and complicated to treat. Many patients who develop a diabetes-related ulceration will eventually require lower extremity amputa...
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Open AccessHow do Australian podiatrists manage patients with diabetes? The Australian diabetic foot management survey
Diabetic foot complications are the leading cause of lower extremity amputation and diabetes-related hospitalisation in Australia. Studies demonstrate significant reductions in amputations and hospitalisation ...
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Open AccessMicrobiology of diabetic foot infections: from Louis Pasteur to ‘crime scene investigation’
Were he alive today, would Louis Pasteur still champion culture methods he pioneered over 150 years ago for identifying bacterial pathogens? Or, might he suggest that new molecular techniques may prove a bette...
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Open AccessHydrodebridement of wounds: effectiveness in reducing wound bacterial contamination and potential for air bacterial contamination
The purpose of this study was to assess the level of air contamination with bacteria after surgical hydrodebridement and to determine the effectiveness of hydro surgery on bacterial reduction of a simulated in...
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Open AccessNonlinear modeling of venous leg ulcer healing rates
The purpose of this manuscript was to determine whether the change in wound surface area over time could be described through nonlinear mathematics.
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Pregabalin for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Painful symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy have been shown to be improved by treatment with the antiepileptic drug pregabalin. Freeman et al. performed a meta-analysis of 7 randomized, placebo-controlled...
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Temperature monitoring to assess, predict, and prevent diabetic foot complications
Preventing foot complications in high-risk patients with diabetes is often overlooked. Assessing risk factors and providing standard preventative care is low tech and relatively inexpensive. The objective of t...
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Open AccessActivin promotes oocyte development in ovine preantral follicles in vitro
Activins have been implicated as important regulating factors for many reproductive processes. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of activin A on the development of ovine preantral follicles in vit...
