Effectiveness of offloading interventions for people with diabetes‐related foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

PA Lazzarini, DG Armstrong, RT Crews… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Offloading treatment is crucial to heal diabetes‐related foot ulcers (DFU). This
systematic review aimed to assess the effectiveness of offloading interventions for people …

Guidelines on offloading foot ulcers in persons with diabetes (IWGDF 2023 update)

SA Bus, DG Armstrong, RT Crews… - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Offloading mechanical tissue stress is arguably the most important of multiple
interventions needed to heal diabetes‐related foot ulcers. This is the 2023 International …

Knee-high devices are gold in closing the foot ulcer gap: a review of offloading treatments to heal diabetic foot ulcers

PA Lazzarini, G Jarl - Medicina, 2021 - mdpi.com
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a leading cause of the global disease burden. Most DFUs are
caused, and prolonged, by high plantar tissue stress under the insensate foot of a person …

Nanofiber-mediated sequential photothermal antibacteria and macrophage polarization for healing MRSA-infected diabetic wounds

Z Xu, B Deng, X Wang, J Yu, Z Xu, P Liu, C Liu… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Diabetic wound healing remains a challenge because of its susceptibility to
drug-resistant bacterial infection and its persistent proinflammatory state. Switching from …

Mechanical and contact characteristics of foam materials within wound dressings: Theoretical and practical considerations in treatment

A Gefen, P Alves, D Beeckman… - International wound …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the treatment of acute and chronic wounds, the clinical performance of a given foam‐
based dressing, and, ultimately, the wound healing and cost of care outcomes are strongly …

Taking a load off: user perceptions of smart offloading walkers for diabetic foot ulcers using the technology acceptance model

MG Finco, G Cay, M Lee, J Garcia, E Salazar, TW Tan… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
People with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are commonly prescribed offloading walkers, but
inadequate adherence to prescribed use can be a barrier to ulcer healing. This study …

Rehabilitation for people wearing offloading devices for diabetes‐related foot ulcers: a systematic review and meta‐analyses

K Jones, MR Backhouse, J Bruce - Journal of Foot and Ankle …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Offloading devices improve healing of diabetes‐related foot ulcers (DFUs) but
they can limit mobilisation. Rehabilitation during or after removal of these devices may …

Personalized offloading treatments for healing plantar diabetic foot ulcers

G Jarl, DF Rusaw, AJ Terrill… - Journal of diabetes …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Non-removable knee-high devices are the gold-standard offloading treatments
to heal plantar diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). These devices are underused in practice for a …

Weight‐bearing physical activity in people with diabetes‐related foot disease: a systematic review

JJ van Netten, VM Fijen, SA Bus - … /metabolism research and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Weight‐bearing physical activity is important for people with diabetes‐related
foot disease but may also contribute to ulceration or delayed ulcer healing. No overview of …

Towards a Remote Patient Monitoring Platform for Comprehensive Risk Evaluations for People with Diabetic Foot Ulcers

G Cay, MG Finco, J Garcia, JL McNitt-Gray… - Sensors, 2024 - mdpi.com
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) significantly affect the lives of patients and increase the risk of
hospital stays and amputation. We suggest a remote monitoring platform for better DFU care …