Pressure Offloading Devices in Diabetic Foot Ulcers Use of Pressure Offloading Devices in Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Do We Practice What We Preach?
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MedEfficiency, Denver, Colorado, USA 2 Scholl’s Center for Lower Extremity Ambulatory Research (CLEAR) at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, Illinois North Colorado Podiatric Surgical Residency Program, Denver, Colorado Private Practice Chicago, Illinois Department of Surgery / Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA), University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA Department of Surgery, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Use of Pressure Offloading Devices in Diabetic Foot Ulcers
OBJECTIVE Pressure mitigation is crucial for the healing of plantar diabetic foot ulcers. We therefore discuss characteristics and considerations associated with the use of offloading devices. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A diabetic foot ulcer management survey was sent to foot clinics in all 50 states and the District of Columbia in 2005. A total of 901 geographically diverse centers responde...
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