Review of metatarsal osteotomies for the treatment of neuropathic ulcerations
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Podiatric Medical Association in Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
- Vol. 80 (4) , 211-217
- https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-80-4-211
Abstract
The records of 52 patients who underwent metatarsal osteotomies for the treatment of chronic neuropathic ulcerations between the years 1983 and 1985 were analyzed in a retrospective study. Long-term follow-up information was available for all but three patients. All patients were conservatively managed preoperatively and postoperatively with shoes, accommodative orthoses, and local care. A limb salvage rate of 94%, 46 of 49 patients, was achieved in this study. Although 13 patients developed transfer ulcerations, all but one were managed either with conservative care or a lesser podiatric procedure, and all remain healed to date.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: