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Volume 344:139-140 January 11, 2001 Number 2
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Treatment of Foot Ulcers

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To the Editor: Sumpio's review of the pathophysiology of foot ulcers and their treatment (Sept. 14 issue)1 was excellent, but the use of immobilization and wound protection was not adequately stressed. At the National Hansen's Disease Programs, my colleagues and I have long experience with the treatment of neuropathic foot ulcers that result from the loss of sensation related to the primary disease. Treatment of foot ulcers is an ongoing and labor-intensive effort that has been made much easier over the years through the use of protective splinting and total-contact casting. Both these measures protect the wound and at the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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