DFO Management Tools You Should Know (If You Don't Already)

DFO Management Tools You Should Know (If You Don't Already)

From ACFAS On Demand by American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

November 5, 2025 · 51 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the use of CERAMENT G in managing diabetic foot osteomyelitis and its impact on surgical outcomes.

This episode is sponsored by BONESUPPORT™ , makers of CERAMENT® G with Gentamicin – the first and only FDA authorized, antibiotic-eluting bone void filler. For more information, visit https://www.bonesupport.com/en-us/products/cerament-g/ Brian Benson, DPM, AACFAS, DABPM from Beaugard Health System, moderates a conversation about the uses of CERAMENT G in foot and ankle procedures with Gabriel Santamarina, DPM, from Grady Memorial Hospital, and Bryon Collier, DPM, FACFAS, DABPM from Five Cities Foot and Ankle. The panel details how they use CERAMENT G for the management of diabetic foot osteomyelitis to support bone remodeling plus targeted local antibiotic delivery. From rural Louisiana, to California's agricultural belt, to busy downtown Atlanta, these DPMs are using CERAMENT G as a first-line defense against DFO. Listen now to learn not only how they're doing it, but why it's become a trusted part of standard practice, touching on outcomes, OR efficiency, readmission and length-of-stay reductions, and patient quality-of-life wins. Interested in staying in touch? Follow BONESUPPORT on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/bonesupport-ab/ References discussed in this…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Benson, DPM, AACFAS, DABPM

Guests: Gabriel Santamarina, DPM, Bryon Collier, DPM, FACFAS, DABPM

Topics covered

  • DFO management
  • CERAMENT G
  • diabetic foot osteomyelitis
  • bone remodeling
  • local antibiotic delivery
  • surgical outcomes

Keywords

  • diabetic foot osteomyelitis
  • CERAMENT G
  • BONESUPPORT
  • surgical outcomes
  • antibiotic delivery
  • bone void filler

Sponsors

BONESUPPORT™

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grady Memorial Hospital, Five Cities Foot and Ankle

Products: CERAMENT® G

Books & works: The Diabetic Foot Journal, Limb salvage surgery in diabetic foot infection: encouraging early results with a local antibiotic carrier., Definitive single-stage surgery for treating diabetic foot osteomyelitis: a protocolized pathway including antibi

Places: Louisiana, California, Atlanta

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