The non-healing diabetic foot wound: fact or fiction?
Wounds on the feet of diabetic patients are often labeled as "non-healing." This article discusses the basis for and the dangers of such a classification. The evidence suggests that if the foot has an adequate vascular supply and no significant infection, a plantar wound that does not heal is the result of poor treatment and/or poor compliance. Wounds that do not heal despite optimal treatment and compliance are extremely rare and need to be referred to the appropriate specialist for care.
Cavanagh
P R
PR
Pennsylvania State University Diabetes Foot Clinic, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Ulbrecht
J S
JS
Caputo
G M
GM
D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D017592:Skin Care; D014945:Wound Healing