Foam elastomer dressing in the management of a below-knee amputation stump with delayed healing.
This case note concerns an elderly amputee who presented with delayed healing in the stump. The use of a Silastic foam dressing is described which allowed both prosthetic fitting and final healing to occur simultaneously. The patient's stump ultimately healed and the subject was successfully discharged home walking with his prosthesis.
D000368:Aged; D000672:Amputation Stumps; D001458:Bandages; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014945:Wound Healing
D012826:Silicone Elastomers