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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association Volume 92 Number 7 398-401 2002
Copyright © 2002 American Podiatric Medical Association

Maggot Debridement Therapy

A Primer

David G. Armstrong, DPM*, Jeff Mossel, DPM{dagger}, Brian Short, DPM{dagger}, Brent P. Nixon, DPM{ddagger}, E. Ann Knowles, RN§ and Andrew J. M. Boulton, MD||

* Director of Research and Education, Department of Surgery, Podiatry Section, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tucson; Visiting Senior Lecturer of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, England. Mailing address: Department of Surgery, Podiatry Section, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 3601 S Sixth Ave, Tucson, AZ 85723.
{dagger} Submitted during second-year residency, Department of Surgery, Podiatry Section, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tucson.
{ddagger} Chief, Department of Surgery, Podiatry Section, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tucson.
§ Senior Clinical Diabetic Foot Nurse, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, England.
|| Professor, Department of Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, England.

Abstract

Treatment of chronic wounds of the lower extremity requires a systematic, multidisciplinary approach as well as flexibility in order to achieve acceptable, consistent short-term and long-term results. Maggots, once considered an obsolete therapeutic modality, can be a useful addition to the armamentarium of the foot and ankle specialist. This article describes the use of maggot debridement therapy for intractable wounds of the lower extremity. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 92(7): 398-401, 2002)




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