title: Soft tissue reconstruction of the diabetic foot.
abstract: Treatment of wounds in the diabetic foot presents a set of difficult problems that requires "out of the box" thinking. The traditional approach of off-loading these wounds is often expensive, time-consuming, and in some cases seemingly never ending. The literature speaks loudly for a change in the philosophy of treating chronic wounds. When developing a team to treat chronic diabetic wounds, a reconstructive foot and ankle surgeon trained in these techniques is an appropriate addition to the team.
authors.affiliation: New Britain General Hospital, 100 Grand Street, New Britain, CT 06050, USA.
authors.forename: Gary Peter
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Jolly
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zgonis
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Blume
mesh_terms: D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps