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Our Services: Wound Care

Foot & Ankle Specialists can help with chronic non-healing wounds of the lower extremity. The Wound Healing Center at Foot & Ankle Specialists treats wound due to diabetes, venous insufficiency, arterial disease, and infection. Our board certified physicians and surgeons specialize in diabetic limb salvage and provide in hospital as well as outpatient care. They work with a variety of other specialists as part of the comprehensive team to provide the most advanced lower extremity wound healing in the area. The physicians use the latest techniques and products to quickly get patients back to walking and activity.

The physicians are trained in plastic surgical techniques including skin grafting and flaps to facilitate wound closure. In addition, a wide range of the latest products and techniques are utilized to aid in wound healing. Some of the products include, various graft-type materials incuding Dermagraft, Integra, Tissue Mend, and Graft Jacket. The physicians also utilize negative pressure wound therapy (Vac) and hyperbaric treatments when necessary. Wound treatment is provided in-house and progress can be tracked with digital photography and measurements. Minor treatments can be performed in our surgical suite. Larger procedures are easily scheduled in all local hospitals and surgery centers.

The Circulator Boot is another unique tool which we use to aid in wound healing. This is the only boot approved by the FDA for the treatment of arterial diseases in the leg. This treatment has shown to be very successful in preventing amputation in patients at risk due to ischemia or infection. Unlike other types of compression boots, the Circulator Boot is synchronized with the patient's heartbeat. The boot may be timed to compress the leg after each heartbeat, every other or every other third heartbeat. It does not compress the leg during the moments of heart contraction and arterial inflow into the leg. The Circulator Boot has been the subject of numerous studies in the healing of chronic wounds and amputation prevention. More information may be found on their website: circulatorboot.com.