Total Contact Cast after Sole Free Flap Reconstruction for Early Ambulation

Background Free flap reconstruction can be performed in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). However, early walking training may increase the risk of wound dehiscence and prolong hospitalization. Total contact cast (TCC) treatment effectively addresses diabetic plantar...

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Main Authors: Yutaro Yamashita, Yoshiro Abe, Mayu Bando, Shunsuke Mima, Hiroyuki Yamasaki, Shinji Nagasaka, Kazuhide Mineda, Ichiro Hashimoto
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2025-03-01
Series:Archives of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1800813
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Shunsuke Mima
Hiroyuki Yamasaki
Shinji Nagasaka
Kazuhide Mineda
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description Background Free flap reconstruction can be performed in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). However, early walking training may increase the risk of wound dehiscence and prolong hospitalization. Total contact cast (TCC) treatment effectively addresses diabetic plantar ulcers by immobilizing the foot and distributing weight away from the ulcer area. This study aimed to assess the effect of postoperative TCC use on early limb loading and hospital stay in patients with CLTI with free flaps.
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spelling doaj-art-002507daf5e84dbb9daee71010e507f62025-08-20T02:04:31ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Archives of Plastic Surgery2234-61632234-61712025-03-01520210410910.1055/s-0044-1800813Total Contact Cast after Sole Free Flap Reconstruction for Early AmbulationYutaro Yamashita0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8044-0721Yoshiro Abe1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7445-2857Mayu Bando2https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0599-1283Shunsuke Mima3https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6980-453XHiroyuki Yamasaki4https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5442-0791Shinji Nagasaka5https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0480-804XKazuhide Mineda6https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2050-3338Ichiro Hashimoto7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1553-6305Department of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, JapanDepartment of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, JapanDepartment of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, JapanDepartment of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, JapanDepartment of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, JapanDepartment of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, JapanDepartment of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, JapanDepartment of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan Background Free flap reconstruction can be performed in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). However, early walking training may increase the risk of wound dehiscence and prolong hospitalization. Total contact cast (TCC) treatment effectively addresses diabetic plantar ulcers by immobilizing the foot and distributing weight away from the ulcer area. This study aimed to assess the effect of postoperative TCC use on early limb loading and hospital stay in patients with CLTI with free flaps.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1800813chronic limb-threatening ischemiatotal contact castfree flapdiabetic foot ulcer
spellingShingle Yutaro Yamashita
Yoshiro Abe
Mayu Bando
Shunsuke Mima
Hiroyuki Yamasaki
Shinji Nagasaka
Kazuhide Mineda
Ichiro Hashimoto
Total Contact Cast after Sole Free Flap Reconstruction for Early Ambulation
Archives of Plastic Surgery
chronic limb-threatening ischemia
total contact cast
free flap
diabetic foot ulcer
title Total Contact Cast after Sole Free Flap Reconstruction for Early Ambulation
title_full Total Contact Cast after Sole Free Flap Reconstruction for Early Ambulation
title_fullStr Total Contact Cast after Sole Free Flap Reconstruction for Early Ambulation
title_full_unstemmed Total Contact Cast after Sole Free Flap Reconstruction for Early Ambulation
title_short Total Contact Cast after Sole Free Flap Reconstruction for Early Ambulation
title_sort total contact cast after sole free flap reconstruction for early ambulation
topic chronic limb-threatening ischemia
total contact cast
free flap
diabetic foot ulcer
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1800813
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