A mouldable fibreglass backslab device as a novel approach to offload chronic plantar foot ulcers: A retrospective observational audit

A mouldable fibreglass backslab device as a novel approach to offload chronic plantar foot ulcers: A retrospective observational audit

Abstract Background Pressure offloading is a critical component of plantar foot ulcer management, including diabetes‐related foot ulcers (DFU). Conventional offloading options such as total contact casting and removable knee‐high walkers may be unsuitable or unsuccessful in patients with morbid obes...

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Main Authors: Melissa Ting, Ivana Ferreira, Jonathan Hiew, Mahalia McEvoy, Gabrielle Tan, Priyal Shah, Eugenie Nicolandis, Emma J. Hamilton, Jens Carsten Ritter, Michael Nicolaou, Laurens Manning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-09-01
Series:Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
Subjects:
diabetic foot
foot ulcer
offloading
retrospective studies
ulcer healing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jfa2.70001
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