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Hindi Research Article
Instant Offloading of a Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Shankhdhar LK*, Shankhdhar K, Shankhdhar U and Shankhdhar S
LK Diabetes Centre, Lekhraj Diabetes Hospital & Medical College, Lucknow, UP, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Shankhdhar LK
Endocrinologist, LK Diabetes Centre and Principal
Lekhraj Diabetes Hospital & Medical College
Lucknow, UP, India
Tel: +91- 9452181102
E-mail: lkdc80@yahoo.com
Received Date: September 14, 2016; Accepted Date: September 27, 2016 ; Published Date: September 30, 2016
Citation: Shankhdhar LK, Shankhdhar K, Shankhdhar U, Shankhdhar S (2016) Instant Offloading of a Diabetic Foot Ulcer. Clin Res Foot Ankle 4:207. doi: 10.4172/2329-910X.1000207
Copyright: © 2016 Shankhdhar LK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Majority of non-traumatic lower limb amputations are related to diabetes. In most cases a plantar ulcer precedes which follows a callus formation. Callus formation accompanies neuropathy. Callus is known to known to increase local pressure and this is ulcerogenic. Most important aspect of management of a DFU is offloading which intends to reduce pressure of the body from the ulcer region. Many methods of offloading are available which are costly, time consuming and often need an expert technician to apply. We at LK Diabetes centre devised a method of offloading which is instant, most economical and needs no special training. It is called the “Samadhan System of Offloading”.
