This is an edited, translated transcript of a conversation taped on June 24, 2018, during the 78th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Orlando, Florida. Prof Ronan Roussel, endocrinologist and diabetologist in Paris, France, spoke with diabetologist Florine Féron and cardiologist Jean-Philippe Kevorkian, both from Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, about diabetic foot ulcers, amputations, and bedside bone biopsy.
Hello, and welcome to Medscape’s set at the 2018 ADA conference in Orlando. Today our webcast is devoted to diabetic foot. It’s not the most often reported complication of diabetes in abstracts or oral presentations at conferences, but there have been some interesting data at this year’s ADA conference. Joining me to talk about a study they presented during an oral session on diabetic foot are diabetologist Florine Féron and cardiologist Jean-Philippe Kevorkian, both from the Department of Diabetology at Hôpital Lariboisière. … read more