Conservative surgery for forefoot osteomyelitis may increase reulceration-free survival compared to minor amputation in diabetes-related foot disease.

This study suggests that conservative surgery may improve reulceration-free survival in patients with diabetes-related forefoot osteomyelitis, compared to minor amputation. By excluding patients with prior surgeries, the analysis more accurately reflects the benefits of conservative surgery. These findings highlight the importance of preserving foot structure to maintain biomechanics and reduce reulceration risk.

Two-Step Conservative Surgery for Complicated Forms of Diabetes-Related Foot Osteomyelitis.

Diabetes-related foot osteomyelitis (DFO) is a common yet complex condition, often complicated by concurrent soft tissue infections (STIs). This study evaluates the efficacy of a two-step conservative surgical approach, hypothesizing that it offers comparable outcomes to a one-step procedure. Conducted on a cohort of 93 patients with DFO, the study categorized cases into two types: OM1 (osteomyelitis without STI) and OM2 (osteomyelitis with STI).

Finite-size effects in hyperuniform vortex matter.

Novel hyperuniform materials are emerging as an active field of applied and basic research since they can be designed to have exceptional physical properties. This ubiquitous state of matter presents a hidden order that is characterized by the density of constituents of the system being uniform at large scales, as in a perfect crystal, although they can be isotropic and disordered like a liquid. In the quest for synthesizing hyperuniform materials in experimental conditions, the impact of finite-size effects remains as an open question to be addressed.

Outpatient Foot-Sparing Surgery Is Safe in Selected Patients with Diabetic Foot Infections.

Objective: To determine if outpatient foot-sparing surgery for patients with diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is associated with a higher rate of treatment failure or longer healing time.

Methods: In this prospective observational study, the authors consecutively recruited a cohort of 200 patients with moderate and severe DFIs from the Diabetic Foot Unit of Hospital San Juan de Dios, Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica from October 15, 2020 to December 15, 2021. They compared outpatients with those admitted.