Rader AJ, Barry TP, et al.
International wound journal. Date of publication 2008 Mar 1;volume 5(1):69-73.
1. Int Wound J. 2008 Mar;5(1):69-73. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00364.x. Epub
2008 Jan 3.
The football: an intuitive dressing for offloading neuropathic plantar forefoot
ulcerations.
Rader AJ(1), Barry TP.
Author information:
(1)Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center, The Wound Care Center St Mary's
Healthcare Center, Diabetic Foot Clinic, Jasper, IN 47546, USA. pvppc@fullnet.com
A reproducible, affordable, efficacious and safe modality for offloading
neuropathic plantar foot ulcerations was previously presented in a pilot study. A
follow-up retrospective multicentre analysis of the football dressing is now
presented. Wound healing rates are compared with published data on the total
contact cast (TCC) and instant total contact cast (iTCC). Overall wound healing
rates for University of Texas Health Science Center class 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2A, 2B,
2C and 3B plantar forefoot ulcerations is 2.91 weeks with a 95% confidence
interval of 2.36-3.47 weeks for complete wound epithelialisation. The cost
associated with this dressing technique is a fraction of that associated with the
TCC and iTCC. The ease of application coupled with reliable healing rates and
affordable materials makes the football dressing a worthy partner against the
sequelae of plantar forefoot ulcerations.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2007.00364.x
PMID: 18179553 [Indexed for MEDLINE]
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