[Improved care of foot ulcer using foot pressure measurement and foot care method sheet].
At this sanatorium, the number of foot bottom ulcer patients was 13 and the tenure of the foot bottom ulcer was average 11 years. According to the treatment that was not unified, we thought about the cause of the prolongation. Therefore, we made evaluation and care method sheet ("foot care sheet") of the ulcer for the unification. We used the foot pressure measurement system (F-scan) to 4 patients for the pressure dispersion of the ulcer. We devised the protection law of the ulcer, and an ulcer did not require pressure more than 5 kilos/cm2. We recorded the size of the ulcer, weight of the liquid from ulcer, a photograph to care sheet once a week. I performed ulcer protection law and management with the foot care sheet to 4 patients for average 4 months. As a result, the ulcers of 3 patients out of 4 patients became small.
Tinen
Takaaki
T
National Sanatorium Okinawa Airakuen, 1192 Sumuide Nago-city, Okinawa 905-1635, Japan. wata-k@airakuen.hosp.go.jp
Iha
Hiroyuki
H
Miyagi
Chiaki
C
Yusa
Masaru
M
Taira
Hitomi
H
Matsumoto
Kinuko
K
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena / Q000379:methods*; D005528:Foot / Q000503:physiopathology; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011032:Podiatry / Q000379:methods*; D011312:Pressure