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1: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2008 Jan-Feb;35(1):113-5; discussion 116-7. Links

Light therapy and advanced wound care for a neuropathic plantar ulcer on a Charcot foot.

Sutterfield R.

Christian Hospital NE, St. Louis, Missouri 63136, USA. retta@fidnet.com

Light therapy is a relatively novel modality in wound care. I used a light-emitting diode (LED) and superluminous diode (SLD) to deliver low-intensity laser light as an adjunctive treatment to a patient with a chronic diabetic foot ulcer. Standard treatment of conservative sharp debridement, off-loading, bioburden management, and advanced dressings was delivered in a WOC clinic setting. This combination of therapies resulted in closure of the neuropathic plantar ulcer within 8 weeks.

PMID: 18199948 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]