A5047510979- Foot and Ankle Surgery
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Tendon Structure and Treatment
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Wound Healing and Treatments
- Skin Diseases and Diabetes
- Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Musculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatments
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Neurological and metabolic disorders
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
KU Leuven
2015-2024
Orthopaedic Research
2019-2024
Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven
2006-2023
Committee on Publication Ethics
2020
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
2020
Antwerp University Hospital
1993-2000
AZ Sint-Blasius
1993
Background The aim of this study was to identify groups subjects with similar patterns forefoot loading and verify if specific patients diabetes could be isolated from non-diabetics. Methodology/Principal Findings Ninety-seven 33 control participants between 45 70 years were prospectively recruited in two Belgian Diabetic Foot Clinics. Barefoot plantar pressure measurements recorded subsequently analysed using a semi-automatic total mapping technique. Kmeans cluster analysis applied on...
We retrospectively analyzed outcome and risk factors of developing Charcot foot (CF) in 100 patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus who underwent a simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation. Patients developed CF after SPK transplantation had significantly higher mortality (56% vs. 18%) more frequently graft failure (44% 13%). Recipients also experienced acute rejections (78% 41%). They furthermore pre-transplant values HbA1c , received cyclosporine azathioprine often, cumulative...
Foot ulcers in patients with diabetes present an increasing burden to healthcare. Total contact cast (TCC) is a well established treatment option for many of these ulcers, but little seems be known about the final outcome once healing has been reached. The study examined and after TCC among diabetes. During 22-month period, 15 consecutive total 17 started TCC. Three (three ulcers) were lost follow-up (FU). Average FU was 91 weeks. followed emphasis on healing, complications during FU,...
Controversies remain regarding the preferred treatment strategy for talus fractures. The primary goal of this study was to evaluate long-term outcome after operative management Secondarily, we identified those factors that affected and defined strategies improve outcome.This is a retrospective 84 patients with an average follow-up time 9.1 years. We assessed functional results, return daily activities, general health status using Foot Function Index-5pt, numeric rating scale pain, Short...
Background: It is unclear whether proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) resection or fusion leads to superior clinical outcome in patients undergoing hammertoe surgery. The purpose of this study was prospectively evaluate a series Methods: Patients with one more toes rigid PIP flexion deformity were enrolled. These randomly assigned undergo either PIPJ fusion. In addition the procedure, metatarsophalangeal (MTPJ) release performed if deemed necessary. Follow-up up 1 year postoperatively....