Sarcopenia & Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Why Muscle Matters
This episode explains sarcopenia—the progressive loss of skeletal muscle—and how diabetes accelerates it, increasing risk of poor mobility, delayed wound healing, and higher mortality in patients with...
21 Kesä 20min
To Masquelet or Not to Masquelet? Masquelet Magic: How an Induced Membrane Saves Limbs
This episode explains the Masquelet (induced membrane) technique — a two-stage reconstructive approach where infected bone is removed, an antibiotic-loaded PMMA spacer is placed to control infection a...
20 Kesä 23min
LIMBWatch Series: Riley Csernica, VP of Product Development at DARCO International: From Napkin to Norm: GO Line ™ Unveiled & The DARCO Story Behind Modern Offloading
On this episode of Limb Watch, Riley Csernica, VP of Product Development at DARCO International, recounts the company’s origin and explains the GO Line ™ innovations — including AirCore™ and PowerPods...
16 Kesä 24min
The Wound That Hated Debridement: Recognizing Pathergy and Great mimics of Diabetic Foot Infection
A patient with a presumed infected diabetic foot ulcer worsens after debridement and escalating antibiotics. This episode explores pathergy — an exaggerated inflammatory response to minor trauma that ...
15 Kesä 20min
Escaping Plato’s Cave: Amputation Illusion- how healthcare learned to accept preventable limb loss
In this episode of Diabetic Foot Files Dr. G uses Plato's allegory of the cave to reveal how long‑standing assumptions and systemic failures—not just biology—drive many diabetes‑related amputations. H...
14 Kesä 26min
From seizures to Granulation Nation: The Unexpected Story of Phenytoin in Wound Healing
This episode traces how phenytoin — an anticonvulsant known for causing gingival overgrowth — was repurposed into a topical therapy for chronic wounds. It outlines the drug’s mechanisms in wounds: act...
13 Kesä 24min
Forgotten Infection Friday- Buruli Ulcer vs Diabetic Foot: Lessons from a Painless Wound
This episode explores the rare Buruli (Buruli) ulcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and its toxin mycolactone, which destroys tissue, suppresses immune signaling, and reduces pain, leading to delaye...
12 Kesä 25min
