Conservative Offloading

Peter A. Crisologo; Lawrence A. Lavery; Javier La Fontaine

doi:10.1016/j.cpm.2019.02.003

Conservative Offloading

Peter A. Crisologo, Lawrence A. Lavery, Javier La Fontaine

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Abstract

The etiology of ulcerations in diabetes mellitus is associated with the presence of peripheral sensory neuropathy and repetitive trauma due to normal walking activities to areas on the foot that are subject to moderate or high pressures and shear. The combination of loss of protective sensation, deformity, and repetitive trauma is the perfect storm for ulcer development. Once an ulcer is developed, the most important part of the healing process is offloading the ulcer site. Offloading is the mainstay of healing neuropathic ulcers.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	371-379
Number of pages	9
Journal	Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery
Volume	36
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpm.2019.02.003
State	Published - Jul 2019

Keywords

Deformity
Diabetes
Offloading
Ulcer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

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