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Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects of the Foot

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The Diabetic Foot

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Abstract

Management of soft tissue defects of the foot demands attention to specific features of regional anatomy and function as well as general principles of wound repair. In diabetes mellitus, devotion to these basic principles is crucial: the effects of neuropathy, peripheral vascular disease, and susceptibility to infection manifest as increased risk of skin ulceration and decreased capacity for wound healing. The complex wounds encountered in patients with diabetes may contain exposed bone or tendon, or they may lie in weight-bearing areas of the foot.

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    Aristidis Veves MD, DSc , John M. Giurini DPM  & Frank W. LoGerfo MD ,  & 

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Chedid, N.F. (2002). Reconstruction of Soft Tissue Defects of the Foot. In: Veves, A., Giurini, J.M., LoGerfo, F.W. (eds) The Diabetic Foot. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-168-8_17

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