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Scurlock Tower
6560 Fannin
Suite 400
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 441-3155
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Case Study 1
Even with a watchful eye and careful control of blood sugar diabetes related problems can arise. When this nurse with long standing diabetes developed multiple infected ulcers on her foot she turned to the institute for lower extremity restoration for help. X-rays revealed that diminished sensation (neuropathy) had led to a series of fractures in the foot (Charcot's arthropathy) further complicating the situation. She was strongly committed to saving the foot and greatly desired to avoid a below knee amputation. The surgical team at the institute cleaned and treated her wounds with antibiotic beads. An expendable muscle was then transplanted from her back to the foot utilizing microsurgical techniques and covered with grafted skin. After an additional soft tissue and bone contouring procedure she is walking and living independently.
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