Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2018
Effective Ayurvedic management of post amputation stump of Diabetic foot - A case study
Dr. Sarita Pradip Gaikwad
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Back ground:–Diabetic ulcers and diabetic foot are commonly encountered complication in diabetes. There is 15% risk of developing foot ulcerations in diabetics during their life time. Amputation of limb is the most common intervention in complicated diabetic foot. Case study:–A 60 year old diabetic female farmer sustained injury to Rt. foot, while working barefootted in farm, and developed diabetic footwith gangrene of 4th and 5th toes and her three lateral toes were amputated. But the post operative wound did not heal despite all advanced possible treatment.At this stage she was referred to Ayurved department. Ayurvedic treatment not only healed the wound within 3 months of treatment but prevented likely below knee amputation, too. Conclusion:–This case study established that such a complicated case could be successfully treated by integrated approach of Modern and Ayurvedic line of treatment.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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Dr. Sarita Pradip Gaikwad, Effective Ayurvedic management of post amputation stump of Diabetic foot‾A case study, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2018
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Dr. Sarita Pradip Gaikwad, Effective Ayurvedic management of post amputation stump of Diabetic foot‾A case study, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-7 | July-2018
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