From fixer to facilitator: an interpretative phenomenological study of diabetes person-centred counselling and empowerment-based education.

Background: The purpose of this study is to explore the professional and personal experiences of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals during and following diabetes counselling and empowerment-based education.

Methods: Everyone who had participated in a diabetes counselling and empowerment course between 2008-2016 was invited to respond to an online survey and follow-up telephone interview if willing. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim.

Biomechanical Comparison of Medio-Plantar and Plantar Plate Fixation for First Tarsometatarsal Joint Arthrodesis.

Plantar plate positioning has been demonstrated as biomechanically superior. However, some operators remain resentful about the morbidity of the surgical approach. To provide improved plate fixation for first tarsometatarsal joint arthrodesis with respect to the tibialis anterior tendon, a medio-plantar plate was developed.

Angle of BRINK - a new way to measure Haglund's deformity.

Introduction: Haglund's deformity, an abnormality of the postero-superior corner of the calcaneum, is a common, critically debated cause of posterior heel pain. Several radiological indices such as Fowler-Philip angle, Ruch pitch, Chauveaux-Liet angle, calcaneal pitch angle, parallel pitch lines, and X-Y ratio have been described to measure this deformity. However, most of these lack specificity and have variable intra- and inter-observer reliability.

The effectiveness of systemic antibiotics for osteomyelitis of the foot in adults with diabetes mellitus: a systematic review protocol.

Background: Osteomyelitis of the foot is a major complication of diabetes that can be limb and life threatening. Systemic antibiotic pharmacotherapy is often used first line to eradicate infection and allow restoration of devitalised bone. The aim is to conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness of systemic antibiotics on osteomyelitis of the foot in adults with diabetes mellitus.

Transition Needs Compassion: a Thematic Analysis of an Online Compassion-Focused Therapy Group in a Gender Service.

Objectives: Transgender and gender non-conforming people may face elevated rates of shame and self-criticism in light of minority stress. Compassion-focused therapy has a growing evidence base in addressing trans-diagnostic processes in mental health difficulties, including shame and self-criticism. The objective of the present study was to explore the experience of an initial pilot compassion-focused therapy group delivered online in a Gender Service during the COVID-19 pandemic.