The aim of a diabetic foot clinic is holistic and mainly aimed at preventing a diabetic foot infection or a diabetic foot ulcer. in spite of that in view of neuropathy, vasculopathy and increased sugars in such patients. There is a high incidence of infections ulcerations and gangrene in patients
DFC India diabetic foot clinic undertakes various surgeries in such patients.
A few surgeries to list are
Incision and drainage of Abscess which essentially means if there is pus formation an incision or a cut is made to evacuate and clean up the infection
debridement this essentially means cleaning up of tissues either buy sharp debridement with surgical blades or scissors or with a high powered water jet
Amputation the aim of a good diabetic foot clinic is to avoid amputations as far as possible. however when they infection or tissue death is beyond repair it is important to amputate or cut apart to prevent further spread of infection and gangrene which may risk either the limb or life.
Amputations can be ranging from a single toe amputation, 4 foot amputation or in severe cases a below knee or above knee amputation
reconstruction surgeries usually done with a team of foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons specially in a neuro arthropathic food meaning thereby a partial or complete destruction of the bones of the foot related to neuropathy or lack of sensations. They said also colloquially described as a charcos foot
Split skin grafting Large areas which are unlikely to heal by themselves need to be covered with skin this skin is harvested from the patients own thigh and fixed on the raw area So that the wound heals completely
pedicle flap surgery this is done along with a team of highly skilled plastic and reconstructive surgeons where a flap of skin and muscle along with its blood supply is harvested and then joined to the raw area using microvascular anastomosis within effect means joining blood vessels to restore blood supply