Closing A Chronic DFU At A TMA Site
- Volume 24 - Issue 12 - December 2011
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The ulcer remains fully closed to date without recurrence. The patient is ambulatory and active, and is currently using diabetic prescription shoe gear with a custom filler and foot orthosis.
Dr. Guberman is the Program Director of the Podiatric Residency and Wound Care Fellowship at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dr. Faroqi is a Wound Care Fellow at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Dr. Spencer is a second-year resident at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Suggestion: Once the infection is controlled, add arterial pump therapy to assist the dermal graft with increased blood flow and to open collateral arteries for a more permanent answer to the PAD and prevent future breakdown.
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