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Treatment of forefoot ulcers with tendon lengthenings
1Touro Infirmary and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Journal of the Southern Orthopaedic Association
|July 29, 2003
Abstract:
Forefoot ulcers are a common complication of neuropathy. Trans-tibial amputation too often becomes necessary when progressive infection develops secondary to ulcers of the forefoot. Tendon lengthening appears to be an effective treatment for plantar forefoot ulcers in patients with neuropathy and forefoot ulceration.