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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Main Authors: Peter A. Lazzarini, Gustav Jarl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/57/9/941