Open AccessSurgical treatment of three cases of plantar foot ulceration in leprosy
Author(s) -
Raquel Vieira,
Paulo Felicíssimo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
leprosy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 2162-8807
pISSN - 0305-7518
DOI - 10.47276/lr.79.3.325
Subject(s) - medicine , leprosy , foot (prosody) , surgery , orthopedic surgery , reduction (mathematics) , conservative treatment , dermatology , philosophy , linguistics , geometry , mathematics
Neurophatic foot ulceration (NFU) is a common problem in leprosy patients. Three cases of NFU, who did not respond to conservative measures, were treated with orthopaedic surgery. The purpose of the treatment was, by using different approaches, the reduction of bone hyper pressure areas, allowing the ulcer to heal.
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