Table 4.
Local factors affecting healing in chronic DFU >6 months’ duration
Healed No. (%) | Not healed No. (%) | p | |
---|---|---|---|
Ulcer depth | |||
Grade 1 | 20 (87) | 3 (13) | 0.001* |
Grade 2 | 43 (57) | 32 (43) | 0.001* |
Grade 3 | 2 (20) | 8 (80) | 0.001* |
Staphylococcus aureus | 19 (53) | 17(47) | 0.516 |
Skin callus | 30 (42) | 41 (58) | 0.000* |
Previous toe amputation | 28 (61) | 18 (39) | 0.692 |
Foot deformity | |||
Charcot joint | 4 (29) | 10 (71) | 0.017* |
Clawtoe | 13 (62) | 8 (38) | 0.853 |
Pes cavus | 27 (63) | 16 (37) | 0.653 |
Crowded (overlapping) toes | 18 (62) | 11 (38) | 0.809 |
Hallux valgus | 14 (70) | 6 (30) | 0.321 |
Hammertoe | 13 (54) | 11 (46) | 0.495 |
Other deformity | 17 (63) | 10 (37) | 0.734 |
Off-loading | |||
Total contact cast | 27 (77) | 8 (23) | 0.013* |
Therapeutic shoes | 36 (75) | 12 (25) | 0.017* |
Wheelchair | 14 (82) | 3 (18) | 0.042* |
Crutches | 24 (73) | 9 (27) | 0.077 |
Other | 0 | 1 | 0.578 |
p<0.05.