Table 10:
Irremovable Cast Walkers Versus Removable Cast Walkers
| Author, Year N (ICW/RCW) Follow-up | Treatment Discontinuation, n (%) | Ulcer Healing, n (%) | Mean Time to Ulcer Healing, d (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Najafi et al, 201630 49 (23/26a) 3 months |
Overall ICW: 4 (17.4) RCW: 2 (7.7) Infection ICW: 2 (8.7) RCW: 0 Surgical closure of the wound ICW: 1 (4.3) RCW: 1 (3.8) Lost to follow-up ICW: 1 (4.3) RCW: 1 (3.8) |
ICW: 16 (69.6) RCW: 10 (38.5) |
Not provided |
| Piaggesi et al, 201628 42 (22/20) 3 months |
Overall ICW: 2 (9.1) RCW: 0 Voluntary withdrawal ICW: 1 (4.5) RCW: 0 Lost to follow-up ICW: 1 (4.5) RCW: 0 |
ICW: 18 (81.8) RCW: 16 (80.0) |
ICW: 39.6 (12.2) RCW: 43.2 (15.1) Kaplan-Meier curve showed no statistically significant difference between groups |
| Armstrong et al, 200537 50 (23/27) 3 months |
Overall ICW: 1 (4.3) RCW: 3 (11.1) Discomfort/weight of device ICW: 1 (4.3) RCW: 1 (3.7) Lost to follow-up ICW: 0 RCW: 2 (7.4) |
ICW: 19 (82.6) RCW: 14 (51.9) P = .02 |
ICW: 41.6 (18.7) RCW: 58 (15.2) P = .02 Kaplan-Meier curve showed a shorter time to healing with irremovable vs. removable cast walkers P = .003 |
Abbreviations: ICW, irremovable cast walker; RCW, removable cast walker; SD, standard deviation.
a
Based on personal communication with the author.