Preventive and Therapeutic Strategies for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Foot Ankle Int. 2016 Mar;37(3):334-43. doi: 10.1177/1071100715611951. Epub 2015 Oct 16.

Authors

Chris C Cychosz¹, Phinit Phisitkul², Daniel A Belatti¹, Dane K Wukich³

Affiliations

¹ University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA [email protected].
³ Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Rehabilitation Science and Technology, UPMC Mercy Center for Healing and Amputation Prevention & Comprehensive Foot and Ankle Center Mercy Health Center, Pittsburg, PA, USA.

PMID: 26475457
DOI: 10.1177/1071100715611951

No abstract available

Keywords: diabetes; forefoot disorders; tendon disorders.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Achilles Tendon / surgery
Coated Materials, Biocompatible
Debridement
Diabetic Foot / physiopathology
Diabetic Foot / therapy*
Diagnostic Imaging
Electric Stimulation Therapy
Foot Orthoses
Humans
Hyperbaric Oxygenation
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Orthopedic Procedures
Physical Examination
Quality of Life

Substances

Coated Materials, Biocompatible