DME for Partial Foot Amputations

The last issue of the year for Podiatry Management is typically dedicated to diabetes. Consistent with that, this article will expand on this issue’s article on PFA (partial foot amputation) written by Jeanette Smith … Devices typically used for patients with PFA range from stuffing a block of materials (toilet tissue, paper towels, rags, etc.) into the toe box of the shoe to a sophisticated hybrid lower extremity prosthetic prescribed by a physician. This article will provide some basic information on why it is important to provide the proper device … read more