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

Mohammad Junayed Khan, DPM

Anna Stoupine, DPM

Kamal Farha, DPM

Ji Hee Kim, DPM

Poovasit Klinoubol, DPM

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...

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...

02/09/2019