The Infected Calcaneus
| Autor: | Tomiko Fukuda, Amy Jo Ptaszek, Verrabdhadra Reddy |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Patient risk Amputation Surgical Surgical Flaps Fractures Open Fracture Fixation Risk Factors Diabetes mellitus Surgical Wound Dehiscence medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Intensive care medicine Salvage Therapy Wound Healing business.industry Treatment options Soft tissue Osteomyelitis medicine.disease Calcaneus Open injury Chronic Disease Etiology Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Foot and Ankle Clinics. 15:477-486 |
| ISSN: | 1083-7515 |
| Popis: | Infections in and around the calcaneus can be quite challenging for the patients and physicians involved. These infections arise because of multiple potential etiologies including chronic pressure, trauma, and postsurgical wound-healing complications. The impediments to healing can be equally as diverse depending on patients' comorbidities, such as smoking, diabetes, and open injury. In this article the authors review the anatomy of the calcaneus and surrounding soft tissue, patient risk factors, and various treatment options that can be used through a multidisciplinary approach. The common limiting factor for most of these patients is the delicate soft-tissue envelope, and occasionally, the lack thereof. The ultimate goal is an infection-free limb with durable soft-tissue coverage and maximal maintenance of function. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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