Soft tissue reconstruction of the diabetic foot.
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.
Jolly
Gary Peter
GP
New Britain General Hospital, 100 Grand Street, New Britain, CT 06050, USA.
Zgonis
Thomas
T
Blume
Peter
P
D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps