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Sandal Stack Height, Gait, and Stability

Stack height is the amount of material between one’s foot and the ground. As stack height, by definition, speaks to the amount of organized material between a 3-dimensional foot of limited mass and the relatively unlimited mass of any 2-dimensional support surface on which it functions, it will have…

By Jay Segel, DPM, & Sally Crawford, MS

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2023 UIP World Congress & AVLS 37th Annual Congress

This international event devoted to venous and lymphatic medicine was sponsored by the American Vein & Lymphatic Society together with the American Venous Forum, Canadian Society of Phlebology, Mexican Academy of Phlebology & Lymphology, and Union of International Phlebotomy. Lower Extremity Review thanks the combined organizations and the authors for granting reuse permissions for this information. Please note minor editing has occurred for clarity and/or brevity.

Venous Leg Ulcers and Concomitant Lymphedema

To achieve the best outcomes for patients with venous leg ulcers (VLU), a definitive and accurate diagnosis must be achieved. Many papers regarding VLU management assume a simplicity in the diagnosis given the relative commonality, neglecting the associated lymphatic…

By M. Mark Melin, Caroline Fife, Marlin Shul, Monika Gloviczki, Adelaide Herbert, Heather Barnhart (Hettrick), Amy Kaufman, Karen Andrews, Sandra Rosenberg

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Innovative Compression Technology May Reduce Hospital Visits and Improves Self-Care in Venous Leg Ulcer Patients

The cost of treatment, such as nursing time required for application of products and the number of clinical visits, is a significant expense in venous leg ulcer (VLU) care. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative compression technology that delivers a well-defined pressure, invariant of applier skills, leg shape, and without the need for reapplications due to edema reduction.

By Andreas Nilsson and Josefin Damm

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A Message From the Publisher

Welcome to Lower Extremity Review or LER as we call it. This long awaited magazine fills the lower extremity information gap for practitioners in the fields of Podiatry, Physical Therapy, O&P Pedorthics, and Orthopedics. With over 20 years experience in multi-disciplinary editorial development and publishing, the collaboration of this incredible team has made this publication possible

Rich Dubin, Publisher

Rich Dubin

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