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title: "Smarttrak Interview: Dr. David Armstrong on Fat Grafting for Reducing Diabetic Foot Ulcer  Recurrence"
description: Fat grafting is being rapidly adopted in plastic and reconstructive surgery, but is now being explored for Reducing the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers.
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# [Smarttrak Interview: Dr. David Armstrong on Fat Grafting for Reducing Diabetic Foot Ulcer  Recurrence](https://blog.smarttrak.com/dr.-david-armstong-interview-fat-grafting-for-reducing-diabetic-foot-ulcer-recurrence)

 Written by [Susan Paquette](https://blog.smarttrak.com/author/susan-paquette) | 9/14/17 1:00 PM

Reducing the recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) or increasing ulcer free days is critical for patients with diabetes, as recurrence rates are 40% at one year, 66% at three years, and 75% at five years. At the DF Con meeting in Houston in March, BioMedGPS interviewed David G. Armstrong, DMP, MD, PhD, regarding his research on the use of fat grafting as a means to reduce recurrence of DFUs. Today, fat grafting is being rapidly adopted in plastic and reconstructive surgery, but is now being explored for care of the diabetic foot.

**David G. Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD** Professor Surgery Director, Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance Diabetic Foot Global Conference (DF Con) Co-Chair

 

 

**Interview Questions By Timecode:**

00:20: What prompted you to explore fat grafting for diabetic foot care?

2:00: It’s been well adopted in plastic surgery and breast reconstruction. Do you think it will be used for wound healing in addition to delaying recurrence?

03:06: How do you look at adoption going forward?

04:14: How widespread is the use of fat grafting? Are there other people experimenting in this area?

 

 

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