Multidisciplinary approach to scheduling surgery for diabetic foot: a case report

• Main Authors: Guangyu Wang, Leiyong Wang, Yu Wang, Xuying Xu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2019-04-01
• Series: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Subjects: Multidisciplinary collaboration; Diabetic foot ulcer; Timing; Interventional therapy
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-019-2522-3

Abstract Background The treatment of diabetic foot ulcers in this case is complex and multidisciplinary, and an interdisciplinary team is extremely beneficial. Case presentation We performed the intervention on an old type 2 diabetes patient with poor health, whose left toes were severely necrotic. Surgery, including debridement and patella truncation, had positive effects on lower extremity circulation, infection control, cavity treatment, bone destruction, surgical debridement, recovery of foot function, and nursing. After 5 months, the patient’s foot ulcer had healed, and walking function was preserved. Conclusions Scheduling interventional surgery and debridement are the key point in a complicated diabetic foot ulcers case, and multidisciplinary collaboration in treatment of diabetic foot is significantly important.