Publications by authors named "R J Molines-Barroso"
This prospective case series evaluated the clinical outcomes of skin micro-fragment therapy in managing hard-to-heal diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). A total of ten patients with chronic DFU, who were treated in a specialized diabetic foot unit, were included in this study. The primary outcome was the wound healing rate at 12 weeks.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical Efficacy of a Contralateral Shoe Lift in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Induced Limb-Length Discrepancies: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle)
October 2024
: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of combining an offloading device with a contralateral shoe lift to compensate for induced limb-length discrepancies in participants with plantar diabetes-related foot ulcers. : Between March 2021 and December 2023, 42 consecutive patients with active plantar diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) were randomly assigned (1:1) to the treatment group (limb-length discrepancy compensation with a shoe lift in the therapeutic footwear of the contralateral limb) or a control group that did not receive limb-length discrepancy compensation. Primary outcomes included the 20-week wound-healing rate and wound area reduction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness of bespoke or customised orthotic treatment in plantar pressure reduction of the central metatarsals: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
J Orthop
January 2025
Background: Conservative treatment is the first therapeutical option for central heads metatarsalgia, a common foot condition. However, to our best knowledge, systematic review and meta-analysis of its effectiveness in terms of plantar pressure improvement have not been yet carried out. Our aim was to answer the following research question: Is bespoke or customized orthotic treatment effective for plantar pressure reduction in patients with mechanical metatarsalgia in the central metatarsal heads?
Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of bespoke or customised orthotic treatment in terms of plantar pressure reduction beneath the central -2nd to 4th - metatarsal heads in mechanical metatarsalgia patients were carried out.
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- A study looked at how often diabetic foot ulcers healed with a special type of dressing called sucrose octasulfate come back after 1 year.
- The study had two groups: one used the special dressing, and the other used different treatments.
- Results showed fewer people in the dressing group had their ulcers return (28%) compared to the other group (66.7%), which means the special dressing worked better at preventing the wounds from coming back.
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- The study aimed to analyze the relationship between bone fractures and joint dislocations with the severity of arch collapse in patients with Charcot foot, focusing on midfoot deformities.
- It involved a retrospective review of 28 patients with midfoot Charcot foot deformity, using radiographic measurements to assess the severity of the condition and classify the fractures and dislocations observed.
- The findings indicated that specific dislocations (like navicular-medial cuneiform) and cuboid fragmentation significantly predicted severe midfoot collapse, highlighting a link between certain injuries and the progression of the deformity.