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 Jun 23min
Forgotten Infection Friday: Ecthyma Gangrenosum — The Rapidly Deadly Black Lesion
This episode explains ecthyma gangrenosum: a rapidly evolving, black necrotic skin lesion most classically caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa invading blood vessels. It covers the pathophysiology, stage...
19 Jun 27min
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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 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 Jun 25min
