Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Jun 1996

Use of the Cam Walker in treating diabetic ulcers. A case report

G Ritz Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, USA.

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WD Rowland Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, USA.

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JW Rowland Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, USA.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-86-6-253
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This case study shows how a Cam Walker when equipped with an arch filler can be another tool the physician may use to help heal diabetic ulcerations. Even after other methods of conservative care have failed, the Cam Walker with an arch filler has been shown to gradually decrease and heal diabetic ulcerations on the plantar aspect of the foot. It accomplishes this by decreasing the pressure on the ulcerative areas and by decreasing the velocity with which the foot strikes the ground.

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