Pre- and post-surgical evaluation of the impact on hansen disease sequealae patients' quality of life submitted to orthopedic surgery for closure of chronic plantar ulcers

CONCLUSION: Orthopedic surgical treatment with resection of plantar bony prominences and skin grafting is an effective therapeutic method for closing chronic plantar ulcers in leprosy, resulting in a decrease in the financial costs employed and in an important improvement in the Quality-of-Life parameters of the individuals undergoing to this procedure. The availability and regular use of shoes and insoles is crucial to prevent recurrence of these injuries.PMID:37952867 | DOI:10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107019

Source: Acta Tropica - November 12, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Francisco Mateus Jo ão Silmara Navarro Pennini Lu íza Garnelo Zanair Soares Vasconcelos Sin ésio Talhari Marcello Facundo do Valle Guilherme Miranda Silva de Oliveira Jessica Vanine Ortiz Arin éia Soares da Silva R ômulo Freitas de Morais Maria das G Source Type: research