Multifaceted Strategy Improves Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized with a Diabetic Foot Infection.

Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are associated with major morbidity, reduced quality of life and increased mortality. Osteomyelitis is a leading cause of lower-extremity amputation in diabetic patients. We aimed to examine whether a multifaceted strategy for treating hospitalized patients with a DFI effectively influenced microbiological culture results and outcomes.

Telemedicine versus face-to-face care for treatment of patients with lower extremity ulcers.

Objective: Lower extremity ulcers (LEUs) are associated with a decline in patients' quality of life (QoL). Better healthcare availability in remote regions, facilitated by telemedicine (TM), may improve patient wellbeing. The aim of this study was to compare the QoL of patients treated via synchronous video TM with that of patients treated with standard face-to-face (FTF) care.

The impact of a multimodel approach to designing a new orthopedic department.

Objective: To determine whether a multifaceted approach effectively influenced antibiotic use in an orthopedics department.

Design: Retrospective cohort study comparing the readmission rate and antibiotic use before and after an intervention.

Setting: A 1,000-bed, tertiary-care, university hospital.

A Novel Recombinant Human Collagen-based Flowable Matrix for Chronic Lower Limb Wound Management: First Results of a Clinical Trial.

Background: Chronic ulcers pose a significant health concern and economic burden. Numerous products, including animal-derived collagen products, have been designed to provide the injured site with a biocompatible structural matrix that promotes tissue regeneration. Yet, animal-derived collagens can evoke immune responses, bear risk of disease transmission, and fail to closely mimic the function of native collagen.

Synchronous video telemedicine in lower extremities ulcers treatment: A real-world data study.

Introduction: With growing prevalence of lower extremity ulcers (LEU) and shortage of wound specialists, gaps in access to care may occur, particularly in remote areas. This gap can be mitigated with high-quality telemedicine (TM). This study aims to explore the effectiveness of synchronous video TM compared to the conventional face-to-face treatment (FTF).

Topical oxygen therapy stimulates healing in difficult, chronic wounds: a tertiary centre experience.

Objective: Oxygen plays a central role in wound healing. Recent technological advances have miniaturised oxygen delivery systems, with novel topical oxygen therapy allowing patients to receive oxygen therapy 24 hours a day while remaining completely mobile. Here we aim to examine the efficacy and safety of continuous topical oxygen diffusion in a 'real-world' setting.

Validation of "Wound QoL" Hebrew version disease-specific questionnaire for patients with lower extremity ulcerations.

The slow healing process and high recurrence rate of lower extremity ulcerations (LEU) impose a considerable medical and economic burden and affect quality of life (QoL). Analyses of LEU-related QoL in Israel are limited due to lack of a validated Hebrew disease-specific evaluation instrument. The aim of this study was to validate the disease-specific Hebrew "Wound QoL" questionnaire.

[Wrist arthroscopy].

Reports on arthroscopic treatment of wrist disorders have been published as early as the 1980s. However, wrist arthroscopy has been poorly established in most centers, and only a relatively small number of orthopedic surgeons across the globe perform wrist arthroscopy on a regular basis. The wrist is a labyrinth of eight carpal bones, multiple articular surfaces with intrinsic and extrinsic ligaments, and a triangular fibrocartilage complex, all within a five-centimeter interval.