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Selected References:

Wilbright WA, Birke JA, Patout CA, Varnado M, Horswell R. The Use of Telemedicine in the Management of Diabetes Foot Ulceration. Advances Skin and Wound Care 17: 232-8, 2004.

Birke JA, Durand C, Hughes A, Lewis K, Pittman D, Tucker A. The Effectiveness of a Modified Wedge Shoe in Reducing Pressure at the Area of Previous Great Toe Ulceration in Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus.  Wounds  16: 109-114, 2004.

Horswell RL, Birke JA, Patout CA Jr. A staged management diabetes foot program versus standard care: a 1-year cost and utilization comparison in a state public hospital system. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003;84:1743-6, 2004.

Birke JA, Horswell R, Patout CA, Chen SL. The Impact of a Staged Management Approach to Diabetes Foot Care in the Louisiana Public Hospital System. J La State Med Soc 155: 35-40, January/February 2003.

Birke JA, Fred B, Krieger LA, Sliman K. The Effectiveness of an Accommodative Dressing in Off-loading
Pressure Over Areas of Previous Metatarsal Head Ulceration. Wounds 15: 33-39, 2003.

Birke JA, Pavich MA, Patout CA, Horswell R. Comparison of Forefoot Ulcer Healing Using Alternative Off-loading Methods in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Advances in Skin and Wound Care 15: 210-215, 2002.

Patout CA, Birke JA, Wilbright WA, Coleman WC, Mathews R. A Decision Pathway for the Staged Management of Foot Problems in Diabetes Mellitus. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 82:1724-28, 2001.

Birke JA, Brandsma JW, Schreuders TAR, Piefer A.  Sensory Testing with Monofilaments in Hansen’s Disease and Normal Control Subjects. Int J Leprosy 68: 291-298, 2000.

Birke JA: Foot Ulcerations: Wounds Caused by Sensory Loss and Mechanical Stress. In McCulloch J, Kloth L (eds), Contemporary Perspectives In Rehabilitation: Wound Healing. 3rd Ed, FA Davis Co, Philadelphia, 2001.

Patout CA, Birke JA, Horswell R, Williams D, Cerise FP. The Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Diabetes Lower  Extremity Amputation Prevention Program in a Predominantly Low-Income African-American Population. Diabetes Care 23:1339-42, 2000.

Birke JA, Patout CA:  The contact cast: an update and case report. Wounds 12:3-8, 2000.

Birke JA, Patout CA, Foto JG: Factors associated with ulceration and amputation in the neuropathic foot. JOSPT  30:91-97, 2000.

Birke JA, Rolfsen RJ. Evaluation of a Self-Administered Sensory Testing Tool to Identify Patients at Risk of Diabetes-Related Foot Problems. Diabetes Care 21: 23-25, 1998.

Dorgan MB, Birke JA, Moretto JA, Patout CA, Rehm KB: Performing foot screening for diabetic patients. American Journal of Nursing November, 1995.

Birke JA, Sims DA: Insensitive Foot. In Hunt G (ed), Physical Therapy Of The Foot And Ankle. 2nd Ed, Churchill Livingstone, New York, l995.

Hampton G, Birke JA: Treatment of wounds caused by pressure and insensitivity. In McCulloch J (ed),  Contemporary Perspectives In Rehabilitation: Wound Healing. 2nd Ed, FA Davis Co, Philadelphia, 1995.

Birke JA, Novick A, Patout CA, Coleman WC: Healing rates of plantar ulcers in leprosy and diabetes. Lepr Rev  63:365 - 374, 1992.

Graham SL, Coleman WC, Brasseaux DM: Methods of Treating Plantar Ulcers. Phys Ther 71:116 - 122, 1991.

Duffy, J.C., Patout, C.A. 1990 " Management of the Insensitive Foot in Diabetes: Lessons Learned from Hansen's Disease", Military Medicine, 55(12), p. 575-579, December 1990.

Birke JA, Sims DS: Plantar Sensory Threshold in the Ulcerative Foot. Leprosy Review 57:26l, l986.

Coleman WC, Brand PW, Birke JA: Application of the Total Contact Cast, Journal American Podiatry Medical   Association 74:548, l984.