L A Lavery

Summary

Affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Infected puncture wounds in diabetic and nondiabetic adults
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284, USA
    Diabetes Care 18:1588-91. 1995
  2. ncbi Increased foot pressures after great toe amputation in diabetes
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA
    Diabetes Care 18:1460-2. 1995
  3. ncbi Reducing dynamic foot pressures in high-risk diabetic subjects with foot ulcerations. A comparison of treatments
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284, USA
    Diabetes Care 19:818-21. 1996
  4. ncbi Reducing plantar pressure in the neuropathic foot. A comparison of footwear
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284 7776, USA
    Diabetes Care 20:1706-10. 1997
  5. ncbi Practical criteria for screening patients at high risk for diabetic foot ulceration
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA
    Arch Intern Med 158:157-62. 1998
  6. ncbi Peak foot pressures influence the healing time of diabetic foot ulcers treated with total contact casts
    D G Armstrong
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 35:1-5. 1998
  7. ncbi Validation of a diabetic wound classification system. The contribution of depth, infection, and ischemia to risk of amputation
    D G Armstrong
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 7703, USA
    Diabetes Care 21:855-9. 1998
  8. ncbi Functional status of persons with diabetes-related lower-extremity amputations
    E J Peters
    Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
    Diabetes Care 24:1799-804. 2001
  9. ncbi Monitoring healing of acute Charcot's arthropathy with infrared dermal thermometry
    D G Armstrong
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284 7776, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 34:317-21. 1997
  10. ncbi Elevated peak plantar pressures in patients who have Charcot arthropathy
    D G Armstrong
    Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284 7776, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 80:365-9. 1998

Collaborators

  • D G Armstrong
  • E J Peters
  • R P Wunderlich
  • L B Harkless
  • M R Childs
  • J G Fleischli

Detail Information

Publications13

  1. ncbi Infected puncture wounds in diabetic and nondiabetic adults
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 78284, USA
    Diabetes Care 18:1588-91. 1995
    ..To evaluate bone and soft tissue pathogens resulting from puncture wounds among diabetic and nondiabetic adults...
  2. ncbi Increased foot pressures after great toe amputation in diabetes
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA
    Diabetes Care 18:1460-2. 1995
    ..To compare peak pressures on the sole of the foot in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients with isolated, unilateral amputations of the great toe and first metatarsal with the patients' contralateral, intact foot...
  3. ncbi Reducing dynamic foot pressures in high-risk diabetic subjects with foot ulcerations. A comparison of treatments
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284, USA
    Diabetes Care 19:818-21. 1996
    ..To compare the effectiveness of total contact casts, commercially available therapeutic shoes, and removable walking casts to reduce mean peak plantar foot pressures at the site of neuropathic ulcerations in diabetic subjects...
  4. ncbi Reducing plantar pressure in the neuropathic foot. A comparison of footwear
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284 7776, USA
    Diabetes Care 20:1706-10. 1997
    ..To compare the effectiveness of therapeutic, comfort, and athletic shoes with and without viscoelastic insoles...
  5. ncbi Practical criteria for screening patients at high risk for diabetic foot ulceration
    L A Lavery
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, USA
    Arch Intern Med 158:157-62. 1998
    ..A comprehensive understanding of clinical risk factors for developing foot ulcerations would help clinicians to categorize patients by their risk status and schedule intervention resources accordingly to prevent amputation...
  6. ncbi Peak foot pressures influence the healing time of diabetic foot ulcers treated with total contact casts
    D G Armstrong
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 35:1-5. 1998
    ..2 +/- 26.2 vs. 29.9 +/- 10.6 days, P = 0.02). We conclude that subjects with high plantar pressures and wounds greater than 8 cm2 took significantly longer to heal when uniformly treated with TCC...
  7. ncbi Validation of a diabetic wound classification system. The contribution of depth, infection, and ischemia to risk of amputation
    D G Armstrong
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 7703, USA
    Diabetes Care 21:855-9. 1998
    ..To validate a wound classification instrument that includes assessment of depth, infection, and ischemia based on the eventual outcome of the wound...
  8. ncbi Functional status of persons with diabetes-related lower-extremity amputations
    E J Peters
    Department of Orthopedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
    Diabetes Care 24:1799-804. 2001
    ..The objective of this study was to evaluate amputations among diabetic patients and to determine the functional level of these patients with the Sickness Impact Profile (SIP)...
  9. ncbi Monitoring healing of acute Charcot's arthropathy with infrared dermal thermometry
    D G Armstrong
    Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284 7776, USA
    J Rehabil Res Dev 34:317-21. 1997
    ..Temperatures decreased in a predictable manner as acute arthropathy resolved. Additionally, increased temperature gradients may be predictive of future ulceration...
  10. ncbi Elevated peak plantar pressures in patients who have Charcot arthropathy
    D G Armstrong
    Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78284 7776, USA
    J Bone Joint Surg Am 80:365-9. 1998
    ..Although the midfoot was the site of maximum involvement in all patients who had Charcot arthropathy, the peak plantar pressure was on the forefoot, suggesting that the forefoot may function as a lever, forcing collapse in the midfoot...
  11. ncbi Systemic hyperbaric oxygen therapy: lower-extremity wound healing and the diabetic foot
    R P Wunderlich
    Diabetex Foot Care Center, San Antonio, Texas 78212, USA
    Diabetes Care 23:1551-5. 2000
    ..To document peer-reviewed medical publications that have reported on hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy as an adjunct to standard lower-extremity wound care, focusing on publications dealing with the diabetic foot...
  12. ncbi Reliability of digital videometry and acetate tracing in measuring the surface area of cutaneous wounds
    R P Wunderlich
    Department of Orthopaedics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 10022 Tezel Road, San Antonio, TX 78250, USA
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract 49:87-92. 2000
    ..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability of digital videometry and acetate tracing in the measurement of cutaneous wound area...
  13. ncbi Electric stimulation as an adjunct to heal diabetic foot ulcers: a randomized clinical trial
    E J Peters
    Mexican American Medical Treatment Effectiveness Research Center, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
    Arch Phys Med Rehabil 82:721-5. 2001
    ..32, p = .038). There was no significant difference in compliance between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION: Electric simulation enhances wound healing when used in conjunction with appropriate off-loading and local wound care...