total contact casting

The Impact Of Total Contact Casting On The Metagenomics Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

04/29/2021

By Adam L. Isaac, DPM, FACFAS and Michael Tritto, DPM, FASPS

By Adam L. Isaac, DPM, FACFAS and Mic...

Complications of diabetes such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), diabetic foot infections (DFIs) and lower extremity amputations (LEAs) continue to rise at an alarming rate, presenting a significant challenge for providers, patients and health...

Complications of diabetes such...

04/29/2021

Podiatry Today

Prevention of Bilateral Amputation with a Roll On Total Contact Cast System: What comes first, Amputation or Total Contact Casting?

Problem: Lower limb amputation, when performed to address chronic wounds, is associated with increased risk of wound recurrence, infection and mortality postoperatively.1 Therefore, when ...

01/28/2021

Prevention of Bilateral Amputation with a Roll On Total Contact Cast System: What comes first, Amputation or Total Contact Casting?

Problem: Lower limb amputation, when performed to address chronic wounds, is associated with increased risk of wound recurrence, infection and mortality postoperatively.1 Therefore, when ...

11/23/2020

Blog

What Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals About TCC And Chronic DFUs

09/17/2020

Adam L. Isaac DPM FACFAS

Total contact casting (TCC) is the gold standard for offloading diabetic foot ulcers. Period. Yet, it remains far too seldomly used by wound care practitioners of all specialties, including podiatric physicians. There are many reasons for...

Total contact casting (TCC) is...

09/17/2020

Podiatry Today

Review

Offloading Foot Wounds in People with Diabetes

01/14/2014

David G. Armstrong

Adam L. Isaac

Nicholas J. Bevilacqua

Stephanie C. Wu

01/14/2014

Wounds