• Clin Podiatr Med Surg · Oct 2003

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    Soft tissue reconstruction of the diabetic foot.

    • Gary Peter Jolly, Thomas Zgonis, and Peter Blume.
    • New Britain General Hospital, 100 Grand Street, New Britain, CT 06050, USA.
    • Clin Podiatr Med Surg. 2003 Oct 1; 20 (4): 757-81.

    AbstractTreatment of wounds in the diabetic foot presents a set of difficult problems that requires "out of the box" thinking. The traditional approach of off-loading these wounds is often expensive, time-consuming, and in some cases seemingly never ending. The literature speaks loudly for a change in the philosophy of treating chronic wounds. When developing a team to treat chronic diabetic wounds, a reconstructive foot and ankle surgeon trained in these techniques is an appropriate addition to the team.

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