total contact cast

Case Report

The Custom Total Contact Cast to Offload Foot Ulcers in the Presence of Biomechanical Deformities: A Case Report

03/02/2021

Kamal Farha , DPM;

Ji Hee Kim , DPM;

Anna Stoupine , DPM;

Poovasit Klinoubol , DPM;

Mohammad Junayed Khan , DPM, DABPM, AACFAS, CWSP;

The modified total contact cast was designed to accommodate frontal plane biomechanical deformities while providing padding to decrease friction over bony prominences. This technique was successfully used to help heal foot ulcers in a patient...

The modified total contact cast...

03/02/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Biomechanical Assessment of a New Off-Loading Device for Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Background: The traditional Total Contact Cast (tTCC) has been used as the gold standard for treating diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). The application of tTCC is time consuming and requir...

Myles Quiben ;

Yasser Salem ;

Ali Ersen ;

Aakshita Monga ;

Mike Richardson ;

Brandy Schwarz ;

Alan G. Garrett ;

Dong Nyguyen ;

08/19/2019

Cost Savings by Combining Advanced Moisture Management Foam Dressings and Total Contact Casts

Background: Offloading diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) with a total contact cast (TCC) is the established standard of care for fast wound healing times. When patients with DFUs have copio...

Susan Rolniak St. John , MSN, APRN-NP;

Jodi Boory ;

Janie Hollenbach ;

Elizabeth Shumaker ;

02/09/2019