Open AccessEffect of total contact cast in non‐healing diabetic foot ulcers in Lebanese patients
Author(s) -
Merheb Marie,
Gharios Elie,
Younes Alaa,
Cheikh Mohamad Al,
Chaaban Toufic
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.12660
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic foot , diabetic ulcers , diabetic foot ulcer , surgery , foot (prosody) , diabetes mellitus , linguistics , philosophy , endocrinology
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of total contact casting ( TCC ) in treating non‐healing diabetic foot ulcers in Lebanese diabetic patients. Twenty‐three diabetic patients were treated with TCC , and relevant data were collected retrospectively. Sixteen patients were analysed; the average duration of casting was 6 weeks, and 75% of the patients achieved complete ulcer closure without recurrence during one year of follow‐up and without any complications. TCC appears to be an effective treatment of diabetic foot ulcers.