Single-Stage Surgical Treatment of Noninfected Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Blume PA, Paragas LK, Sumpio BE, Attinger CE. Single-Stage Surgical Treatment of Noninfected Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 2002, 109: 601-609. PMID: 11818842, DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200202000-00029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-stage surgical treatmentHospital staySurgical treatmentRecurrence rateSingle-stage approachPerioperative hospital stayAdditional surgical proceduresDiabetic foot woundsLevel of ambulationDiabetic foot ulcersImmediate primary closureLocal random flapsMedian total timeExpedient returnPedal ulcersAmbulatory statusPostoperative complicationsChart reviewFoot ulcersFoot woundsPathologic findingsTotal excisionRetrospective studyPrimary closureOsseous deformities