NEMISIS for diabetic forefoot pathology:

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics

RoslynMiller¹ 

关键词: Forefoot;    Metatarsal Ulcers;    Diabetic Foot Ulcers;    Minimally Invasive Surgery;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2473011418S00352

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Category:DiabetesIntroduction/Purpose:The most common cause of Charcot Neuroarthropathy is diabetes. The incidence of diabetes continues to rise globally, with a significant socio-economic burden to both patient and society. Despite good total contact casting techniques, deformity and subsequent ulceration still occurs in this patient group. This make shoe-fitting challenging and the risk of subsequent ulceration increases. This in-turn increases the patients risk of amputation and mortality at five years. Conservative treatment is often protracted, with multiple clinic visits. The has a significant impact on the patients ability to work and quality of life. Open surgery carries a significant risk of poor wound healing and infection again with risk of ulceration. NEMISIS for mid-foot Charcot provides surgeons with a surgical technique for osteotomy, that protects the soft tissues.Methods:15 patients had NEMISIS Minimally Invasive Surgery to their forefoot for management of diabetic foot ulceration. 8 pati...

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