The Superiority of Removable Contact Splints in the Healing of Diabetic Foot during Postoperative Care.
Vladimíra FejfarováJaroslav PavlůRobert BémVeronika WoskováMichal DubskýAndrea NěmcováAlexandra JirkovskáBedřich SixtaKarol SutorisFilip ThiemeDavid G ArmstrongEliška VrátnáJitka HazdrováVěra LánskáPublished in: Journal of diabetes research (2019)
This observational study suggests that removable contact splint combined with a wheelchair is better than a wheelchair with or without removable off-loading device for accelerating wound healing after surgical procedures; it also minimises overall postoperative complications, reducing the number of reamputations by up to 77% and the number of rehospitalizations by up to 66%.