TOTAL CONTACT CASTIMMOBILIZING OFFLOADING BANDAGE IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHIC FOOT ULCERS INPATIENTS WITH DIABETES

Foot ulcers in patients with diabetes are significant social problem. Correct foot of floading is the basis for the treatment of such ulcers. The article provides an overview of the treatment of neuropathic foot ulcers using the «gold standard» – an individual discharge bandage Total contact cast, as well as the staging technique used in the office «Diabetic foot» of the Minsk City Clinical Endocrinology Center. The using of this method in clinical practice can significantly improve the results of treatment of foot ulcers.

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