Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.

Trophic ulcers have emerged as one of the major complications following diabetes mellitus (DM) and Hansen’s diseases (HD). In this case series, the study attempted total contact plaster boot using a readily available plaster of Paris to treat trophic ulcer for 10 subjects. A total of five subjects w...

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Main Authors:	Sundaresan AN, Vikram M, Mohandas K, Nur Farhana MY, Potturi Gowri S, Mahendran J
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Language:	English
Published:	Penerbit UKM 2014
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8112/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8112/1/09-MS185-_Proof_%2880-84%29.pdf

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spelling	ukm-81122016-12-14T06:46:15Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8112/ Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series. Sundaresan AN, Vikram M, Mohandas K, Nur Farhana MY, Potturi Gowri S, Mahendran J, Trophic ulcers have emerged as one of the major complications following diabetes mellitus (DM) and Hansen’s diseases (HD). In this case series, the study attempted total contact plaster boot using a readily available plaster of Paris to treat trophic ulcer for 10 subjects. A total of five subjects with DM and five subjects with HD were included based on the study criteria. Pre and post test measure of wound measurement size following total contact plaster boot were taken as an outcome measure. All ten subjects showed decrease in size of wound following fifteen days of treatment. No adverse effects were associated with this type of treatment. Subjects with trophic ulcer may benefit from the application of total contact plaster boot. Penerbit UKM 2014-01-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8112/1/09-MS185-_Proof_%2880-84%29.pdf Sundaresan AN, and Vikram M, and Mohandas K, and Nur Farhana MY, and Potturi Gowri S, and Mahendran J, (2014) Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series. Medicine & Health, 9 (1). pp. 80-84. ISSN 1823-2140
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description	Trophic ulcers have emerged as one of the major complications following diabetes mellitus (DM) and Hansen’s diseases (HD). In this case series, the study attempted total contact plaster boot using a readily available plaster of Paris to treat trophic ulcer for 10 subjects. A total of five subjects with DM and five subjects with HD were included based on the study criteria. Pre and post test measure of wound measurement size following total contact plaster boot were taken as an outcome measure. All ten subjects showed decrease in size of wound following fifteen days of treatment. No adverse effects were associated with this type of treatment. Subjects with trophic ulcer may benefit from the application of total contact plaster boot.
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author	Sundaresan AN, Vikram M, Mohandas K, Nur Farhana MY, Potturi Gowri S, Mahendran J,
spellingShingle	Sundaresan AN, Vikram M, Mohandas K, Nur Farhana MY, Potturi Gowri S, Mahendran J, Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.
author_facet	Sundaresan AN, Vikram M, Mohandas K, Nur Farhana MY, Potturi Gowri S, Mahendran J,
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title	Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.
title_short	Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.
title_full	Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.
title_fullStr	Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.
title_sort	impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.
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publishDate	2014
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Impact of total contact plaster boot via off loading practice in trophic ulcers of the feet: case series.

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