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Revolutionizing Sausage Toe Treatment: The Power of Low-Pressure Bandaging in Diabetic Toe Osteomyelitis

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2, 86 - 91, 17.03.2025
https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1647632

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Aim: Swollen and reddened toes, often called "sausage toes," are a common symptom of diabetic toe osteomyelitis. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the bandages for this condition, using a technique previously validated for lymphoedema treatment. This approach may prove to be an efficacious method for treating diabetic foot osteomyelitis that develops in the toes.
Material and Method: Retrospective analysis was conducted at an outpatient clinic involving 94 patients with diabetic foot osteomyelitis that affected their toes. Toe bandages were applied twice weekly using a specially designed 4 cm low-pressure elastic bandage. Clinical remission was defined as the absence of signs of infection in ten months.
Results: The study included 60 patients who met the inclusion criteria, with a mean age of 59.45 ± 10.43 years, and 78.3% of them were male. Most lesions were located on the right first toe (31.7%). A total of 52 patients (86.7%) achieved healing, with a mean healing time of 13.37±7.75 weeks. Previous use of antibiotics for toe osteomyelitis before the study has been associated with a lower healing rate.
Conclusion: A literature review reveals no evidence that toe bandages have been used to treat sausage toes. The findings of this study indicate that toe bandages may facilitate a rapid and high rate of healing in cases of sausage toes. This technique's simplicity, affordability, and high success rate make it a valuable addition to standard treatments for sausage toe. The study proposes that further prospective controlled studies be conducted to confirm the findings.

Kaynakça

  • 1. Oktay S, Bilgen M, Bozkurt Girit Ö, Bilgin MD. Neuroprotective Potential of 20(S)-Ginsenoside Rg3 Against the Progression of Diabetic Neuropathy: Experiments on Rat Sciatic Nerve. J Clin Pract Res 2023;45(5):480–6.
  • 2. Dündar C, Akıncı GE. Knowledge and Practice of Foot Care in Diabetic Inpatients: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Erciyes Med J 2017;39(4):160-4.
  • 3. Giurato L, Meloni M, Izzo V, Uccioli L. Osteomyelitis in diabetic foot: A comprehensive overview. World J Diabetes 2017;8(4):135-142.
  • 4. Schmidt BM, Keeney-Bonthrone TP, Hawes AM, et al. Comorbid status in patients with osteomyelitis is associated with long-term incidence of extremity amputation. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2023;11(6): e003611.
  • 5. Rajbhandari SM, Sutton M, Davies C, Tesfaye S, Ward JD. 'Sausage toe': a reliable sign of underlying osteomyelitis. Diabet Med 2000;17(1):74-77.
  • 6. Yammine K, Mouawad J, Abou Orm G, Assi C, Hayek F. The diabetic sausage toe: Prevalence, presentation and outcomes. Int Wound J 2024;21(7):e70002.
  • 7. McCann M. Toe bandaging for lymphoedema and venous ulceration. Br J Nurs 2008;17(7):428-433.
  • 8. Todd M, Key MR, Rice M, Welsh J. Does lymphoedema bandaging reduce the risk of toe ulceration? J Wound Care 2003;12(8):311.
  • 9. Lipsky BA, Berendt AR, Cornia PB, et al. 2012 infectious diseases society of america clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2013;103(1): -7.
  • 10. Tardáguila-García A, Álvaro-Afonso FJ, García-Madrid M, López-Moral M, Sanz-Corbalán I, Lázaro-Martínez JL. Variables That Could Influence Healing Time in Patients with Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis. J Clin Med 2023;12(1):345.
  • 11. Mutluoglu M, Ercengiz A, Yazici Mutlu Z, Memis A. The sausage toe as a sign of diabetic foot osteomyelitis. Int Wound J 2018;15(3):493-494.
  • 12. Papaetis GS, Dionysiou EA, Charalambous IS, Doukanaris PT. Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Escherichia coli Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Causing Sausage Toe Deformity: Successful Therapy with Ertapenem in the Outpatient Setting. Am J Case Rep 2024;25:e943092.
  • 13. Lipsky BA, Uçkay İ. Treating Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Practical State-of-the-Art Update. Medicina (Kaunas) 2021;57(4):339.
  • 14. Hamard A, Burns R, Miquel A, et al. Dactylitis: A pictorial review of key symptoms. Diagn Interv Imaging 2020;101(4):193-207.
  • 15. Dubash S, Alabas OA, Michelena X, et al. Dactylitis is an indicator of a more severe phenotype independently associated with greater SJC, CRP, ultrasound synovitis and erosive damage in DMARD-naive early psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2022;81(4):490-495.
  • 16. Alkhalfan Y, Lewis TL, Kavarthapu V, Hester T. Investigation and management of diabetic foot osteomyelitis: An update for the foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2023;48:102330.
  • 17. Rabe E, Partsch H, Morrison N, et al. Risks and contraindications of medical compression treatment - A critical reappraisal. An international consensus statement. Phlebology 2020;35(7):447-460.

Sosis Parmak Tedavisinde Devrim: Diyabetik Ayak Osteomiyelitinde Düşük Basınçlı Bandajlamanın Gücü

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2, 86 - 91, 17.03.2025
https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1647632

Öz

Amaç: Genellikle “sosis parmak” olarak adlandırılan şişmiş ve kızarmış ayak parmakları, diyabetik ayak osteomiyelitinin yaygın bir semptomudur. Bu çalışma, daha önce lenfödem tedavisi için onaylanmış bir bandajlama tekniğinin sosis parmak tedavisinde etkinliğini değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu yaklaşım, ayak parmaklarında gelişen diyabetik ayak osteomiyelitinin tedavisinde etkili bir yöntem olabilir.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Polikliniğimize ayak parmaklarınında diyabetik ayak osteomiyeliti ile başvuran 94 hasta retrospektif olarak analiz edildi. Tüm hastaların ayak parmaklarına 4 cm'lik düşük basınçlı elastik bandaj ile haftada iki kez ayak parmağı bandajı uygulandı. Klinik remisyon, on ay içinde enfeksiyon belirtilerinin olmaması olarak tanımlandı.
Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilme kriterlerini karşılayan 60 hastanın yaş ortalaması 59.45 ± 10.43 yıl olup, %78.3'ü erkekti. Lezyonların çoğu sağ birinci ayak parmağında (%31.7) yer almaktaydı. Toplam 52 hastada (%86,7) iyileşme sağlandı ve ortalama iyileşme süresi 13,37±7,75 hafta idi. Çalışmadan önce ayak osteomiyeliti için antibiyotik kullanımı daha düşük iyileşme oranı ile ilişkilendirildi.
Sonuç: Literatürde ayak parmak bandajlarının sosis parmaklarının tedavisinde kullanıldığına dair bir kanıt bulunamamıştır. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, ayak parmağı bandajlarının sosis parmakta hızlı ve yüksek oranda iyileşmeyi destekleyebileceğini göstermektedir. Bu tekniğin basitliği, ekonomikliği ve yüksek başarı oranı, bu yaklaşımı sosis ayak parmağı için standart tedavilere değerli bir katkı haline getirebilir. Çalışma, bulguların doğrulanması için daha ileri prospektif kontrollü çalışmaların yapılmasını önermektedir.

Kaynakça

  • 1. Oktay S, Bilgen M, Bozkurt Girit Ö, Bilgin MD. Neuroprotective Potential of 20(S)-Ginsenoside Rg3 Against the Progression of Diabetic Neuropathy: Experiments on Rat Sciatic Nerve. J Clin Pract Res 2023;45(5):480–6.
  • 2. Dündar C, Akıncı GE. Knowledge and Practice of Foot Care in Diabetic Inpatients: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Erciyes Med J 2017;39(4):160-4.
  • 3. Giurato L, Meloni M, Izzo V, Uccioli L. Osteomyelitis in diabetic foot: A comprehensive overview. World J Diabetes 2017;8(4):135-142.
  • 4. Schmidt BM, Keeney-Bonthrone TP, Hawes AM, et al. Comorbid status in patients with osteomyelitis is associated with long-term incidence of extremity amputation. BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2023;11(6): e003611.
  • 5. Rajbhandari SM, Sutton M, Davies C, Tesfaye S, Ward JD. 'Sausage toe': a reliable sign of underlying osteomyelitis. Diabet Med 2000;17(1):74-77.
  • 6. Yammine K, Mouawad J, Abou Orm G, Assi C, Hayek F. The diabetic sausage toe: Prevalence, presentation and outcomes. Int Wound J 2024;21(7):e70002.
  • 7. McCann M. Toe bandaging for lymphoedema and venous ulceration. Br J Nurs 2008;17(7):428-433.
  • 8. Todd M, Key MR, Rice M, Welsh J. Does lymphoedema bandaging reduce the risk of toe ulceration? J Wound Care 2003;12(8):311.
  • 9. Lipsky BA, Berendt AR, Cornia PB, et al. 2012 infectious diseases society of america clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of diabetic foot infections. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 2013;103(1): -7.
  • 10. Tardáguila-García A, Álvaro-Afonso FJ, García-Madrid M, López-Moral M, Sanz-Corbalán I, Lázaro-Martínez JL. Variables That Could Influence Healing Time in Patients with Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis. J Clin Med 2023;12(1):345.
  • 11. Mutluoglu M, Ercengiz A, Yazici Mutlu Z, Memis A. The sausage toe as a sign of diabetic foot osteomyelitis. Int Wound J 2018;15(3):493-494.
  • 12. Papaetis GS, Dionysiou EA, Charalambous IS, Doukanaris PT. Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Escherichia coli Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis Causing Sausage Toe Deformity: Successful Therapy with Ertapenem in the Outpatient Setting. Am J Case Rep 2024;25:e943092.
  • 13. Lipsky BA, Uçkay İ. Treating Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis: A Practical State-of-the-Art Update. Medicina (Kaunas) 2021;57(4):339.
  • 14. Hamard A, Burns R, Miquel A, et al. Dactylitis: A pictorial review of key symptoms. Diagn Interv Imaging 2020;101(4):193-207.
  • 15. Dubash S, Alabas OA, Michelena X, et al. Dactylitis is an indicator of a more severe phenotype independently associated with greater SJC, CRP, ultrasound synovitis and erosive damage in DMARD-naive early psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2022;81(4):490-495.
  • 16. Alkhalfan Y, Lewis TL, Kavarthapu V, Hester T. Investigation and management of diabetic foot osteomyelitis: An update for the foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeon. J Clin Orthop Trauma 2023;48:102330.
  • 17. Rabe E, Partsch H, Morrison N, et al. Risks and contraindications of medical compression treatment - A critical reappraisal. An international consensus statement. Phlebology 2020;35(7):447-460.
Toplam 17 adet kaynakça vardır.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular Cerrahi (Diğer), Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer)
Bölüm Orjinal Araştırma
Yazarlar

Levent Demir 0000-0001-6600-7414

Yayımlanma Tarihi 17 Mart 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi 27 Şubat 2025
Kabul Tarihi 16 Mart 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2025 Cilt: 15 Sayı: 2

Kaynak Göster

AMA Demir L. Revolutionizing Sausage Toe Treatment: The Power of Low-Pressure Bandaging in Diabetic Toe Osteomyelitis. J Contemp Med. Mart 2025;15(2):86-91. doi:10.16899/jcm.1647632