Knee-High Devices Are Gold in Closing the Foot Ulcer Gap: A Review of Offloading Treatments to Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a leading cause of the global disease burden. Most DFUs are caused, and prolonged, by high plantar tissue stress under the insensate foot of a person with peripheral neuropathy. Multiple different offloading treatments have been used to try to reduce high plantar tissu...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-09-01
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Series: | Medicina |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/9/941 |