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An easy to read, well illustrated and important article to view if you see patients with diabetic foot callous.
Written by Monica Melo.
https://lermagazine.com/article/treatment-of-distal-toe-calluses-and-ulcerations?utm_sq=gqajbsa6hs&utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=David+Armstrong,+DPM,+MD,+PhD&utm_content=Facts
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It is my pleasure to be involved in preparing and presenting this two-day face-to-face course with the team at Macquarie University's Australian Lymphoedema Education, Research and Treatment (ALERT) unit.
Course dates and registration information are on the flyer.
ALERT_LYMP8008_WM flyer
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Removing debris (slough, necrotic tissue, dressing remnants, foreign objects) from wound surfaces is an essential act in the effort to promote wound repair.
Instrumentation using currettes, scalpels or scissors is an efficient way to debride a wound, whilst autolytic processes using dressings is time-consuming (but, at
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Health professionals regularly care for people who experience shin injuries and observe that the affected limb is often swollen after the trauma. Recent work mapping the lower limb lymphatic pathways has demonstrated that the anterolateral lymph vessels proceed from the lateral ankle and progress across
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The Leg Club model for community-based care of individuals with leg wounds is unique. This recently released research paper and the emergence of a Foundation database provides valuable insights into how care can be delivered and the outcomes that can be obtained.
https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13522
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The brand new Leg Club Recipe Book is the result of an international collaboration of superb home cooking talent whose entire aim is to share their passion for great food whilst also supporting the actions and endeavors of the Leg Club Foundation. The Recipe Book
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Sometimes clinicians treat patients with wounds for many weeks hoping that the challenged individual will find a way to get better
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Our colleagues at the NHS have developed an excellent Pathway to appropriately manage skin tears that occur below knee.
https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/TVWCM-v1-Appx-2-Lower-Body-Skin-Tear-Pathway.pdf
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