Treatment of the Diabetic Foot - Related Resources

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Negative pressure wound therapy may be more effective in healing post-operative foot wounds and ulcers of the foot in people with diabetes mellitus compared with moist wound dressings Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Treating Foot Wounds in People with Diabetes Mellitus.
There may be no difference in the effects of hydrocolloid wound dressings compared to other types of dressings or a topical cream containing plant extracts in healing diabetic foot ulcers Dressings for Healing Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
There are no randomised trials or controlled clinical trials to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of dressings and topical agents containing silver for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers .
Adjunctive granulocyte-colony stimulating factors (G-CSF) treatment in people with diabetic foot infection appears to reduce the need for surgical interventions, including amputations. It may also improve infection status Granulocyte-Colony Stimulating Factors as Adjunctive Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infections.

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