Table 1 Podiatric interventions
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Categories [16, 27] | Examples of podiatric interventions |
|---|---|
| Preventive strategies |
- Stratification of the population risk - Program for vulnerable populations - Pedorthic evaluation |
| Educational strategies |
- Program for self-management and support for self-management - Personal hygiene education |
| Foot cares strategies |
- Callus management - Nail management |
| Offloading strategies |
- Orthoses - Management with shoes - Walking aids - Immobilisation |
| Infection control and wound care strategies |
- Specialised wound dressing - Infection algorithm - Biofilm-based wound care - Advanced adjuvant therapies such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy, negative pressure therapy, etc. |
| Surgical strategies |
- Surgical debridement - Correction of bone deformities - Tissue engineering and grafts |
| Other strategies from podiatric expertise |
- Pharmacology - Radiology |