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Table 3 Relation between time to heal after flexor tenotomy and ulcer characteristics

From: The effect of flexor tenotomy on healing and prevention of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers on the distal end of the toe

  

Time to heal (days) (n=35)

Sign

Ulcer duration*

Correlation §

.170

.329 §

Pre-operative treatment

Orthopedic shoes:

15 ± 10

.467 †

 

Cast:

24 ± 17

 
 

Orthosis:

21 ± 3

 
 

Felt:

10 ± 4

 
 

None

28 ± 34

 

Ulcer location †

Digit 1:

15 ± 6

.483 ζ

 

Digit 2:

24 ± 17

 
 

Digit 3:

27 ± 43

 

Ulcer classification ‡

1A:

13 ± 6

.042 ζ

 

1B:

18 ± 9

 
 

3B:

33 ± 37

 
  1. Note: Values are mean ± standard deviation; Cast = MAnning-Baal-ALmelo cast shoe;(11) sign. = significance; *: duration unknown for three ulcers; †: no difference between left and right is made; ‡ : ulcer classification = University of Texas Wound Classification system;(10) §: Spearman’s ρ; ζ: Kruskal-Wallis test.
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

ISSN: 1757-1146