Finger deformities as a modifiable risk factor for diabetic ulceration and preventive orthopaedic procedures in patients with diabetic foot syndrome - case reports
2021
Abstract
Diabetic foot syndrome is a major complication of diabetes mellitus and is associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality, as well as significant costs.1 Lifetime incidence rate of diabetic foot ulceration is 19-34 % with a yearly rate of 2 %.2 The main problem of diabetic foot ulcers is their high recurrence rate after healing - 40 % within a year and 65 % within 3 years.2 Preventive orthopaedic procedure with correction of the deformities and off-loading distal parts of the toes is an option to prevent first foot ulcer or recurrent foot ulcer on distal parts of hammer toes.3 We describe two case reports of patients from the foot clinic in ÚVN who successfully completed an orthopaedic procedure to correct toe deformities.