del Risco TCA, Martínez EK, Ibarra VV, Romay BRE

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Partial amputation of diabetic foot requires a long cicatrization period. The presence of angiopathy and peripheral neuropathy, and the lack of epidermal growth factor activity dull the process.
Objective: To evaluate the evolution of partial amputations of diabetic foot using Heberprot-P^® through a surgical procedure based in a total deffered closure to a second time.
Methods: A descriptive, longitudinal and retrospective study was in a total of 52 patients operated on foot knuckles amputations in "Manuel Ascunce Domenech" University Provincial Hospital of Camagüey Province, from January 2015 to September 2016. In this patients was feasible to carry out the so above mentioned surgical procedure.
Results: The female gender represented the 59, 6% with major number of cases from 61 to 70 years old. 30 surgeries were performed on the central knuckle and 22 between the first and fifth knuckle. 94,6% healed within 16 to 20 days. None of the patients was reoperated.
Conclusions: Heberprot-P^® therapy opens new ways to achieve better effectiveness in the treatment and cicatrization of diabetic foot. The procedure used improved the functional and aesthetical results in the operated feet.