Research

Our division at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, from the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery to Diabetes Care to the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Diabetes is a mainstay of research in the department, however the scope has expanded to include multiple areas of interest to those who care for the lower extremity.

These categories include:

Wound care products, such as growth factors and living skin replacements

Antibiotic and Antifungal products

Biomechanical devices, such as casts, walkers, shoes, orthotics

Analgesics as new methods of pain relief

External Fixation devices

Electrical Bone Stimulation

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)

The division sponsors academic projects, retrospective and prospective, that examine the challenges of the patient with foot and ankle pathology and the unique problems of the patient with diabetic foot complications.

Goals:

Develop alternative and effective modalities for treatment of foot and ankle pathology

Improve the understanding of research methodology among students, residents, fellows and faculty

Enhance clinical faculty and resident involvement

Enhance research funding

For information, please contact:

Michael G. Palladino, DPM, FACFAS at palladino@uthscsa.edu
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Orthopaedics/Podiatry Division
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
Mail Code 7776
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 567-5130