Risk factors for failure of limb salvage among veterans with foot ulcers.

Background: There is limited available information to guide early discussions involving limb salvage for patients with non-traumatic foot ulcers. We hypothesized patient, wound and treatment factors identifiable at initial operative treatment would be associated with failure of attempted limb salvage.

Methods: We retrospectively assessed United States military veterans treated operatively for non-traumatic foot ulcers at a Veteran's Administration (VA) hospital from 2008 to 2018.

Globalization of : A Continent, Country, and State-Level Analysis of Publications.

Unlabelled: Over the past decade, there has been a worldwide increase in plastic and reconstructive surgery research as well as increased interest in global collaboration. However, little is known about who is contributing to this global expansion or the trends of individual countries. The aim of our study was to analyze the output of ) over a decade to elucidate trends in the plastic surgery field.

Advanced primary care in San Antonio: linking practice and community strategies to improve health.

Improving health among people living in poverty often transcends narrowly focused illness care. Meaningful success is unlikely without confronting the complex social origins of illness. We describe an emerging community of solution to improve health outcomes for a population of 6000 San Antonio, Texas, residents enrolled in a county health care program.