Garrett Ruff BS , Louis Iannuzzi DPT , Frank Ross MD
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Abstract
Chopart's amputation is a limb length-preserving amputation that retains function but often suffers from stump ulcerations. We report a case of a 68-year-old male patient with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus and peripheral arterial disease who underwent left Chopart's amputation, presenting subsequently with nonhealing ulcers at the Chopart stump and heel for >1 year. Total contact casting was initiated, resulting in rapid wound healing without further interventions. This case highlights total contact casting's effectiveness in managing ulcerations post-Chopart's amputation, potentially preventing revision amputations, and extending its usefulness to complex foot anatomy in patients with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease.
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Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques is a surgical journal dedicated to publishing peer review high quality case reports, vascular images and innovative techniques related to all aspects of arterial, venous, and lymphatic diseases and disorders, including vascular trauma, malformations, wound care and the placement and maintenance of arterio-venous dialysis accesses with an emphasis on the practicing clinician. The Journal seeks to provide novel and timely information to vascular surgeons, interventionalists, phlebologists, wound care specialists, and allied health professionals involved with the management of patients with the entire spectrum of vascular disorders.