Covid-19 lockdown showed a likely beneficial effect on diabetic foot ulcers.

Jean-Baptiste BonnetValérie MacioceAbdulkader JalekKarim BouchdougCécile ElleauMarie-Françoise Gras-VidalJulie PochicAntoine AvignonAriane Sultan

Published in: Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews (2022)

Lockdown appears to have had a positive effect on DFU if patients remain under the care of their expert wound centre. We believe this effect is related to better compliance with offloading. The wide use of tele-medicine seems relevant for the follow-up of DFU.

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