A three-stage sequential surgical approach to a more efficient management of clinical stage 4 diabetic foot ulcers
The sequential three-stage approach based on the ISWT mode effectively manages clinical stage 4 DFUs. Incorporating TTT surgery at stage 3 extends the benefits of PTA surgery.
Authors
- Ilaria Dal Prà (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-4910)
- Guo Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2427-8202)
- Anna Chiarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6974-7685)
- Zairong Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1649-9929)
- Xiaojin Mo
- Wenduo Zhang
- Wei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3618-2024)
- Fang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3707-9272)
- Jinpiao Yang
- Kaiyu Nie
- Shusen Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8211-6669)
- Hehua Song
Institutions
- University of Verona (IT)
- Zunyi Medical University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical College (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1696424
- Primary Topic
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- China Scholarship Council