Treatment of Bilateral Chronic Calcaneal Wounds Associated With Osteomyelitis and Infection of the Left Calcaneal Tendon Using the Figueiredo Technique in a Diabetic Patient: a Case Report
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Among the most important complications of Diabetes Mellitus is the diabetic foot. Currently, wound treatment is based on surgical debridement and serial dressings. However, controlling the evolution of ulcerations is difficult due to the patient's systemic conditions, recurrent infections in the lesions and the association with osteomyelitis and deep soft tissue infection, often requiring hospitalization for surgery and intravenous antibiotic therapy. The aim of this study is to report a case of surgical treatment with the Figueiredo Technique (FT) of bilateral chronic wounds on the calcaneus, associated with osteomyelitis and infection of the left calcaneal tendon, in a diabetic patient.
Authors: Leandro Azevedo de Figueiredo, Pedro Hemerly Figueiredo, Antônio Leão Bandeira de Melo, Ábila Dutra de Oliveira, Alessandro Aparecido da Silva Muniz, Rafael de Souza Ribeiro, Bianca Gabriella De Oliveira
Language: English
Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405357739