ReviewClinics in podiatric medicine and surgery2026
Benefits of Multi-Disciplinary Limb Preservation Teams.
Deepali Darji, Kyle E Wamelink, Samantha D Minc, Faye Farber, Meghan B Brennan, Tze-Woei Tan, Katharine L McGinigle
Abstract readReview
In one paragraphReview in Clinics in podiatric medicine and surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
2 · The registryThe trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
3 · Its place in the literatureWho cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
4 · The recordCorrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
5 · Who and what moneyAuthors and funding
7 authors.
Deepali DarjiDivision of Vascular Surgery & Podiatry, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, 3024 Burnett-Womack Building Campus Box 7212, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. Electronic address: Deepali_Darji@med.unc.edu.
Kyle E WamelinkDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Health System, Durham, NC, USA.
Samantha D MincDivision of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Faye FarberDepartment of Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.
Meghan B BrennanDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Tze-Woei TanDivision of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Surgery, Department of Clinical Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Katharine L McGinigleDepartment of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Funding
Tailored Treatment Strategies for Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening IschemiaR01HL179230 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Katharine L McGinigle · 2025 to 2026
$1.4MImplementing a Community-Engaged Amputation Prevention Intervention in Rural Patients with Diabetes and Peripheral Arterial DiseaseK23DK128569 · NIDDK · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI MINC, SAMANTHA D · 2021 to 2025
$977kCrossing the divide: piloting an integrated care model to bridge rural-urban healthcare systems and reduce major amputations among rural patients with diabetic foot ulcersR01DK132569 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI BRENNAN, MEGHAN · 2022 to 2024
$921kMicrobiome Based Biomarkers of Wound HealingR33DK133846 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI KALAN, LINDSAY ROBYN · 2024 to 2025
$892kMachine learning-based staging system to predict chronic limb-threatening ischemia disease progression and survival: A secondary analysis of the BEST-CLI trial dataR21HL172091 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI MCGINIGLE, KATHARINE L · 2024 to 2025
$233kAHRQ HHS K08 HS026279NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL179230NHLBI NIH HHS R21 HL172091NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK128569NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK132569NIDDK NIH HHS R33 DK133846
6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Diabetes-related foot complications pose a growing global health challenge, often leading to limb loss. Multidisciplinary limb-preservation teams-comprising podiatrists, vascular surgeons, infectious disease specialists, hospitalists, and endocrinologists-have been shown to significantly reduce amputation rates and improve patient outcomes. These teams coordinate care through early diagnosis, revascularization, infection control, wound care, and medical optimization. Patient engagement, quality of life, and system-level efficiencies improve with this model. Despite barriers like fragmented care and geographic disparities, integrated teams, telehealth, and emerging technologies like AI and smart devices offer scalable solutions for better outcomes in diabetic limb preservation and overall patient well-being.
Indexed as
Diabetic FootLimb SalvagePatient Care TeamAmputation, SurgicalHumansChronic limb-threatening ischemiaDiabetic foot ulcerLimb amputationMultidisciplinary teamPatient-centered carePeripheral artery diseaseValue-based care
Identifiers
PMID41856721
PMCPMC13154172
What Socratic holds
Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390