Effectiveness of laser treatment in plantar neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers. Literature review

  • José Carlos Perea Camacho Graduado en Podologia. Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche.
  • Emmanuel Navarro Flores Profesor Ayudante Doctor. Departament d’infermeria Facultat dinfermeria i podologia UVEG Facultat d’infermeria i podologia.Carrer Jaume Roig S/N CP
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/RICP.62340
Keywords: Diabetic foot, Diabetic Neuropathies, Ulcers neuropatic, Treatment, Laser therapy.

Abstract

The diabetic foot is an alteration induced by maintained hyperglycemia independently of the coexistence of ischemia, and previous traumatic trigger, which can produce ulceration of the foot, which supposes a high economic cost. This is the reason why it is essential to accelerate the process of tissue repair, with laser therapy being a very efficient therapeutic resource. The main objective of this work is to assess the effectiveness of the laser in the treatment of diabetic foot neuropathic ulcers. By bibliographic search in PubMed / Medline, Dialnet, Science Direct and Theseus databases, by keywords; diabetic foot, diabetic neuropathy, neuropathic ulcer, treatment and Laser. After conducting the search, 236 articles were found, of which 35 were included in the review. The work done has determined the effectiveness of this therapy. As a result of the limitations, it has not been possible to establish a uniform treatment protocol due to the lack of studies with a larger sample. Therefore, laser therapy can be used as adjuvant treatment neuropathic ulcers in diabetic patients

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Published
2019-01-21
How to Cite
Perea Camacho J. C. y Navarro Flores E. (2019). Effectiveness of laser treatment in plantar neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers. Literature review. Revista Internacional de Ciencias Podológicas, 13(1), 7-16. https://doi.org/10.5209/RICP.62340
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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2019)
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