01231nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653002000059653001400079653001800093653001100111653001200122653001500134100001200149700001100161700001600172245003600188300001000224490000700234050003200241520070200273022001400975       1985                            d  c1985 Jan-Mar10aCasts, Surgical10aCurettage10aFoot Diseases10aHumans10aleprosy10aSkin Ulcer1 aKumar K1 aKant M1 aBelsare R K00aNeuropathic plantar ulceration.  a172-70 v57  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Management of 111 trophic plantar ulcers existing in 100 patients of leprosy have been reviewed. Male preponderance with 4th and 5th decade of life predilection was observed. Most of the patients were of lepromatous type. Ulcers were grouped into superficial and deep. They were treated by various methods viz. plaster cast alone and in combination with curettage, posterior tibial neurovascular decompression and metatarsectomy. It was observed that ulcers heal faster if conservative plaster cast treatment is clubbed with surgical treatment of the ulcer. Indications of various surgical methods is defined. Role of proper footwear in the management of plantar ulcers has been emphasized.</p>  a0254-9395