Maximizing Foot Salvage by a Combined Approach to Foot Ischemia and Neuropathic Ulceration in Patients With Diabetes: A 5-year experience

Barry I. Rosenblum, Frank B. Pomposelli, John M. Giurini, G. W. Gibbons, Dorothy V. Freeman, J S Chrzan, David R. Campbell, Geoffrey Habershaw, Frank W. LoGerfo

Diabetes Care · 1994 · 94 citations · 0 references

Abstract

We conclude that complex neuropathic ulcers in diabetic patients can be successfully treated by an aggressive surgical approach that removes infected bone and ulcers and corrects underlying structural abnormalities provided arterial insufficiency is corrected first.