At our wound care center, we recently had a patient who presented with maggots in her wound. At first glance I thought it was worrisome but then I remembered that maggot therapy is still common for wounds that need debridement. I wanted to revisit maggot therapy to see if I should be considering this treatment… Continue reading Should You Consider Maggot Debridement For Wounds?

In a recent blog, David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD, discussed an article he co-wrote in the journal Diabetes Care.1 Unfortunately, I did not see this article when it was originally published but came across it while reading his diabetic foot care blog. The article discusses the importance of stratifying our patients with diabetes into… Continue reading The Importance Of Assessing Risk In Patients With Diabetes