Treatment of the diabetic foot with exposed os calcis.
With improved methods of medical care, the survival rates in all types of diabetes are improving. There are increasing numbers of older diabetics with complicated soft tissue problems. This is a report of our experiences in treating 15 consecutive patients with soft tissue defects involving the hindfoot. Each of these patients had an intact forefoot.
D000367:Age Factors; D002111:Calcaneus; D003646:Debridement; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures