Treating a case of diabetic stump ulceration after Chopart's amputation with total contact casting.
Post-amputation ulceration
Total contact casting
Wound healing
Journal
Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques
ISSN: 2468-4287
Titre abrégé: J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101701125
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2024
Dec 2024
Historique:
received:
07
05
2024
accepted:
11
07
2024
medline:
17
9
2024
pubmed:
17
9
2024
entrez:
16
9
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Chopart's amputation is a limb length-preserving amputation that retains function but often suffers from stump ulcerations. We report a case of a 68-year-old male patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease who underwent left Chopart's amputation, presenting subsequently with nonhealing ulcers at the Chopart stump and heel for >1 year. Total contact casting was initiated, resulting in rapid wound healing without further interventions. This case highlights total contact casting's effectiveness in managing ulcerations post-Chopart's amputation, potentially preventing revision amputations, and extending its usefulness to complex foot anatomy in patients with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39282212
doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101589
pii: S2468-4287(24)00173-4
pmc: PMC11401217
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
101589Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None.