Treatments for Diabetic Foot Wounds and fractures

 Diabetes is a very common disease nowadays, but it can be fatal if you have some medical history related to the heart. As you know, Diabetes is a chronic disease that causes a rise in blood sugar levels. It weakens the immune system by which it becomes more difficult for the body to fight infections, which can harm the nervous system. This damage results in loss of ability to feel sensations in the feet. There are many treatments for diabetic foot wounds in Oswego. Let's find out what are they:-

·       Wound care

If your foot is wounded, clean it first, remove the dead tissues around it and then apply an antiseptic on the affected area to keep it sterile until it heals. There are many ointments in the market, but make sure it should be a topical antibacterial ointment, which speeds up the recovery and stops the infection from spreading further.

·       Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

In this treatment, a person lies back on a comfortable bed inside a transparent chamber which is connected to a machine that fills the chamber with 100% oxygen. Breathing pure oxygen increases the oxygen amount in the blood, which supports the healing process.

·       Antibiotics

If you have an infected wound on your foot, there is a major chance it can spread to tissues or bone, so doctors prescribe antibiotics that are given through the veins. If the infection is minor, they prescribe oral medication, which will cure the disease.

·       Surgery 

This contains three types of surgeries: vascular surgery, Achilles tendon lightening, and debridement. By these methods, the wound and the infected area are operated on and removed to prevent them from spreading further.

Treatment of fractures

1. A partial or complete break of bone is known as a fracture. Fractures in the ankle can be less serious or can be shattering type breaks. Ankle fractures are commonly caused due to twisting of the ankle inward or outward. Let's find out what are fractures treatment in Naperville. Follow the RICE protocol- rest, ice, compression, elevation. Some additional treatments are immobilization and medication if it is serious surgery.
2. Common fractures treatments in Oswego are Splinting/ bracing, casting or booting and surgery. It depends on the fracture which kind of treatment a patient needs; if a patient suffers a minor fracture, casting or booting can help it heal, but if it is severe and the patient has a fractured tibia or fibula, then surgery is needed.