Sunday, February 5, 2023
OANDP-L
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
The O&P EDGE
  • PECOS
  • Magazine
    • Subscription
    • Current Issue
    • Issue Archive
    • News Archive
    • Product & Service Directory
    • Advertising Information
  • O&P Jobs
    • Find a Job
    • Post a Job
  • EDGE Advantage
  • O&P Facilities
  • Resources
    • Product & Service Directory
    • Calendar
    • Contact
    • About Us
    • O&P Library
    • The Guide
    • Custom Publications
    • Advertising Information
    • EDGE Direct
    • Amplitude Media Group
  • PECOS
  • Magazine
    • Subscription
    • Current Issue
    • Issue Archive
    • News Archive
    • Product & Service Directory
    • Advertising Information
  • O&P Jobs
    • Find a Job
    • Post a Job
  • EDGE Advantage
  • O&P Facilities
  • Resources
    • Product & Service Directory
    • Calendar
    • Contact
    • About Us
    • O&P Library
    • The Guide
    • Custom Publications
    • Advertising Information
    • EDGE Direct
    • Amplitude Media Group
No Result
View All Result
The O&P EDGE Magazine
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Study: Rate of Healing of Diabetic Ulcers is High

by The O&P EDGE
June 26, 2015
in News
0
SHARES
8
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

In a study to determine the rate at which plantar forefoot ulcers healed among patients with diabetes, researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University, Sweden, found that 79.6 percent of participants healed without the need for amputation. The study was published online June 17 in the journal Wound Repair and Regeneration.

All patients at a multidisciplinary diabetes foot clinic who had a plantar forefoot ulcer from January 1, 1983, to December 31, 2012, were considered for the study. Of the 770 total patients, 701 patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were followed according to a set protocol until final outcome, which was defined as healing or death. The median age of the participants was 67 years, ranging from 22 to 95 years old.

Severe peripheral vascular disease was present in 26 percent of the patients and 14 percent had evidence of deep infection upon arrival at the foot clinic. Fifty-five percent of the patients healed without foot surgery, 25 percent healed after major debridement, 9 percent healed after minor or major amputation and 12 percent died unhealed. Median healing time was 17 weeks.

An ulcer classified with the Wagner Ulcer Grade Classification System as grade 1 or grade 2 at inclusion and independent living were factors associated with a higher healing rate, according the the study’s authors.

Related posts:

  1. Diabetic Patient Care: Education+Teamwork = Rx for Success
  2. The Cost of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  3. Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers
  4. Partial-foot Amputation and Its Unexpected Evidence
Previous Post

OPAF Awards Yasukawa Scholarship

Next Post

Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp Increases Enrollment, Length

Next Post

Paddy Rossbach Youth Camp Increases Enrollment, Length

  • VIEW CURRENT ISSUE
  • SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE

RECENT NEWS

News

Mobility Ideal Health Care Acquires Green P&O

by The O&P EDGE
January 27, 2023

Mobility Ideal Health Care, headquartered in New Jersey, purchased Green Prosthetics and Orthotics, headquartered in Pennsylvania. The acquisition closed November...

Read more

Hanger Recognizes 2022 Partner Award Recipients

Pedors Launches Directory of Allied Foot Healthcare Professionals

CMS Adds to Orthosis Face-to-Face and Written Order Prior to Delivery List

Get unlimited access!

Join EDGE ADVANTAGE and unlock The O&P EDGE's vast library of archived content.
SUBSCRIBE TODAY

O&P JOBS

Eastern

CPO/CO/BOCPO and Orthotic Fitter

Central

Certified Prosthetist/Orthotists

Central

Part-Time Prosthetic Practitioner in Oklahoma

 

© 2021 The O&P EDGE

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • EDGE Advantage
  • OANDP-L
  • Subscribe

CONTACT US

866-613-0257

[email protected]

201 E. 4th St
Loveland, CO 80537

The most important industry news and events delivered directly to your inbox every week.

No Result
View All Result
  • PECOS
  • MAGAZINE
    • SUBSCRIBE
    • CURRENT ISSUE
    • ISSUE ARCHIVE
    • NEWS ARCHIVE
    • PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY
    • ADVERTISING INFORMATION
  • O&P JOBS
    • FIND A JOB
    • POST A JOB
  • EDGE ADVANTAGE
  • FACILITES
  • RESOURCES
    • PRODUCTS & SERVICES DIRECTORY
    • CALENDAR
    • CONTACT
    • ABOUT US
    • O&P LIBRARY
    • THE GUIDE
    • CUSTOM PUBLICATIONS
    • ADVERTISING
    • EDGE DIRECT
    • AMPLITUDE
  • OANDP-L
  • LOGIN

© 2021The O&P EDGE

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
The O&P EDGE Magazine
 
Required 'Candidate' login to applying this job. Click here to logout And try again
 

Login to your account

  • Forgot Password? | Sign Up

Reset Password

  • Already have an account? Login

Enter the username or e-mail you used in your profile. A password reset link will be sent to you by email.

Signup to your Account

  • By clicking checkbox, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy

    Already have an account? Login

Close
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?
 

Account Activation

Before you can login, you must activate your account with the code sent to your email address. If you did not receive this email, please check your junk/spam folder. Click here to resend the activation email. If you entered an incorrect email address, you will need to re-register with the correct email address.