Offloading effects of a removable cast walker with and without modification for diabetes-related foot ulceration: a plantar pressure study.

Rebekah V Withers Byron Matthew Perrin Karl B Landorf Anita M Raspovic

Published in: Journal of foot and ankle research (2023)

The largest offloading effect recorded was with the RCW with felt adhered to the foot. High-quality randomised trials are now needed to evaluate the effectiveness of this device for healing DRFUs.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
open label
systematic review
study protocol
metabolic syndrome
double blind
glycemic control
placebo controlled