Alistair Jm Reed, Nicole Ty Lim, Sharon Wl Yip, Neal Thurley, Justin Cr Wormald, Jeremy N Rodrigues, Rebecca Shirley, James Kk Chan
BACKGROUND: People with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are at risk of major amputation, which is associated with a high mortality rate (exceeding 50% at five years) and reduced quality of life. We hypothesise that flap reconstruction of diabetic foot ulcers improves patient outcomes in comparison to standard treatment modalities including major amputation. METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and grey literature were searched on 9 th February 2022. Comparative and single-arm studies reporting outcomes of DFU treated with local, regional or free flaps including function, limb loss, mortality, and flap failure were included...
December 4, 2023: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery