title: Management of large soft-tissue defects in a diabetic patient.
abstract: Amputation as the only option for treatment of large ulcers in a patient with diabetes is well known. This is a case presentation of a patient with large ulcers and osteomyelitis related to diabetes. He was treated with extensive debridement, segmental shortening, and wound closure.
authors.affiliation: Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 06100, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey. alioznur@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oznur
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D018889:Ilizarov Technique; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D013639:Tarsal Bones / Q000601:surgery*