The central incision with complete detachment of the Achilles tendon and reattachment with the suture bridge technique for the treatment of insertional Achilles tendinopathy provides an effective treatment with good to excellent clinical outcomes in 97% of patients, with a mean follow-up of 29 months.

Diagnostic, level III: Case-control study.

In a select group of Charcot neuroarthropathy patients with chronic osteomyelitis, trans-tibial amputation resulted in improvement in self-reported outcomes. Although major lower-extremity amputation is a devastating complication in patients with diabetes, the results of this study provides some evidence for optimism in these high-risk patients.

Therapeutic, Level IV: Case report.