total contact cast

Complications Associated with Offloading: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Objective: To compare the frequency of adverse events between groups treated with total contact cast (TCC), instant total contact cast (iTCC), and removable cast walker (RCW). Methodology...

08/19/2021

Clinical Cases

A Novel TCC Using a Moldable Wooden Construct Heals Diabetic Foot Wounds: A Pilot Study

06/28/2019

This video reports 6 patients with diabetic foot ulcers of at least 1 month’s duration and failed standard offloading treated with a weekly application of the thermoplastic wooden material, which was exhibited as a poster.

This video reports 6 patients...

06/28/2019

Wounds

Rapid Communication

Swift Downregulation of Gelatinases (MMP-2, MMP-9) in Neuropathic Diabetic Foot Ulcers Treated With Total Contact Cast

05/20/2019

Oscar M. Alvarez

Lee Markowitz

Neh Onumah

Martin Wendelken

The aim of this study is to evaluate how treatment with total contact cast (TCC) affects the balance of proteases in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) as they heal.

The aim of this study is to...

05/20/2019

Wounds

How-To Demonstration

Removal of a Total Contact Cast

12/11/2018

In this video, Dr. James McGuire demonstrates how to remove a total contact cast as well as shares some tips and tricks along the way.   To learn how to apply a total contact cast, click here!

In this video, Dr. James McGuire...

12/11/2018

Wounds

How-To Demonstration

Application of a Total Contact Cast

12/11/2018

In this video, Dr. James McGuire demonstrates how to apply a total contact cast.   To learn how to remove a total contact cast, click here!

In this video, Dr. James McGuire...

12/11/2018

Wounds

Case Series

Total Contact Cast Use in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Case Series and Systematic Review