August 2009
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Dear Editor:
I recently noticed an oversight in the article (Lountzis et al. Percutaneous flexor tenotomy—office procedure for diabetic toe ulcerations. WOUNDS. 2007;19[3]:64–68), which does not contain results on follow-up. The authors stated the procedure was “never described in an instructive fashion in the literature.” This author had previously published the technique and results on follow-up of this procedure in Wounds and elsewhere.1–3 The editor, authors, and readers may find the excellent results on follow-up of interest.
In my opinion, the literature3–5 indicates that tendon lengthening for diabetic foot ulcers has the highest rate of healing and the lowest rate of recurrence and complications of the treatments now available.
J. Monroe Laborde, MD, MS
Director LSU Foot Clinic
LSU Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
E-mail: monroe@laborde.net
1. Laborde JM. Treatment of forefoot ulcers with tendon lengthening. J South Orthop Assoc. 2003;12(2):60–65.
2. Laborde JM. Tendon Llngthening for forefoot ulcers. WOUNDS. 2005;17(5):122–130.
3. Laborde JM. Neuropathic toe ulcers treated with flexor tenotomies. Foot Ankle Int. 2007;28(11)1160–1164.
4. Laborde JM. Neuropathic plantar forefoot ulcers treated with tendon lengthenings. Foot Ankle Int. 2008;29(4):378–384.
5. Laborde JM. Midfoot ulcers treated with tendon lengthenings. Foot Ankle Int. In press.
