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1Central PA Podiatry Associates, PC, Altoona, PA 16601, USA.
Abstract:
A wound practitioner's best-laid plan of care and strategy for healing an ulcerated foot is doomed to fail without a properly conceived approach based on sound off-loading principles. Wound healing that has stalled despite best-practice techniques may require reevaluation of off-loading choices. This is particularly true in the patient with abnormal foot pathologies. Special considerations are certainly required with neuropathic ulcers; however, any wound on a weight-bearing surface of the foot requires proper off-loading. This discussion explores the basic biomechanical and pathomechanical concepts that modify and influence ambulation and gait patterns. Integration of these concepts into the choices for off-loading to deter pathologic influences will alert the reader of precautionary measures and other factors for consideration. The aim of this column is to provide both an adequate working knowledge of the available off-loading devices and the necessary tools and concepts needed to stimulate wise decision protocols for wound management and healing.
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