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accommodatedinover-the-countershoes.Peoplewithamputationsorunusualsizesmayalso benefit. Reducing pressure onthe diabetic foot ulcer is anintegral component ofeffective
wound management.82 Ill-fitting shoes should be replaced. Asmall or superficial ulcer can benefitfromtheuseofahealingsandalmadefromasurgicalshoecontaininganinsoleoffelt or plastazote, which can then be apertured to properly off-load ulcers. Plastazote can be custom moldedtothefootor,depending onits density,dynamicallymoldedaroundareasof increased pressure during ambulation using its thermoplastic properties, thus redistributing
weight-bearingforceseffectively.82Totalavoidanceofweightbearingwiththeuseofbedrest, crutch-assistedambulation,orutilizingawheelchairisthemosteffectivemethodtooff-load
the ulcerated foot.75 Thetotal contact cast has beenaccepted as thebestoverall method to reduceweightfromaspecificareaofincreasedpressureandapplyamoreevendistributionof
weight-bearingforcesacrosstheentireforefoot.
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Following healing of ulcer, walking/running-style footwear and in-depth shoes can be accommodatedwithvariousorthosesforlong-termmanagement.Inthepresenceofsignificant deformity,custom-moldedshoescanbeusedtoaccommodatedeformityanddecreasepressure on areas of prominenceandthus decrease the possibilityof recurrence of a diabetic ulcer. Moldedanklefootorthosesandsimilardevicesmaysupporttheotherwiseunstablefootand
anklesegmentsandthusdecreaseulcerativerisk.82Reducingthepossibility(orthedegree)of obesitymaybehelpfulindecreasingplantarpressures intheulcer-pronefootandshouldbe
partoftheoverallgoalsofanutritionmanagementprogram.
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SURGERY
The goal of surgery is to heal any existing ulcer and/or preventthe development of future ulcers. Itis achievedbydecreasing focal pressures throughsurgical reductionofassociated bonyprominence while preservingpedal functionalstability. Surgeryis performed eitherin response to an ulcer history (prior or current) or as prophylactic surgery to decrease the
probability of developing future ulcers.84 It is also indicated in cases of nonreversible ischemia resulting inamputation.Surgeryincludes incision anddrainage ofadeepabscess, debridementofnecrotictissuefortheacuteactiveinfection,ablativewithpartialortotalfoot and possible leg amputation. Definitive surgery is applied with vascular analysis and
intervention as needed.85 The literature supports the conclusion that diabetes is not a contraindicationfor prophylacticfoot surgeryand is especiallyworthconsidering for those
patientswhocannotbeaccommodatedbyfootwearmodificationsandrelatedorthoses.
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Amputationisacommonsequela,andthelevelofamputationisdeterminedbytheareain whichviableboneandsofttissuearenoted.Inaddition,thespecificprocedureselectedtakes intoconsiderationtheanticipatedpostoperativefunctionalcapacityofthepatient.Avarietyof forefoot,midfoot,rearfoot,andlegamputationsareavailable.
Closure can be achieved through secondary, primary, or delayed primary closure. Secondarywoundhealingiscommonlyutilizedforpatientswhendealingwithaninfectionthat
necessitatestissueresectiontotheextentthatprimaryclosureisnotaviableoption.87Keeping
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the wound open allows for daily flush, and wound packing may be required.88 Delayed primaryclosuremaybeusedwhenawoundinfectionhasresolved.Plasticsurgicaltechniques utilizingsplit- andfull-thickness skingrafts andflapsare other optionsthatmaybeused to avoid secondary wound healing and accelerate ulcer resolution. Primary closure can be considered fornoninfectedwoundsorthosewherethereis confidencethatthe infectionhas beenfullyeradicatedduringthedefinitivesurgery.Allpatientsmustbeassessedindividually fortheselectionofthesurgical procedureandclosuretechniquethatbestmeetstheirneeds. Transmetatarsal amputationhealing can be expected ina majority of diabetic patients after adequaterevascularization,butcannotbepredictedbyangiographicfindings.Effortsshouldbe
made to achieve primary wound closure.37 Thirty-day readmission rates following primary lower extremityamputationinpatientswithdiabetes were highat >10%. Both medical and
surgicalcomplications,manyofwhichwereunavoidable,contributedtoreadmission.
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CONCLUSION
The literature consistently demonstrates that the pedal complications of diabetes are significant,withtheultimategoalofpreventionoffootulcers.Thetreatmentofdiabeticfoot ulcersisbestaccomplishedbyutilizingamultidisciplinaryteam.Theprimarycaredoctoris key in coordinating the integration of the necessary specialists in the management of the ulcerated patient. Members of the “team approach” may include physicians in any of the following specialties: family practice, internal medicine, endocrinology, infectious disease, neurology, radiology and imaging, vascular disease, podiatrists/orthopedics, orthotics and prosthetics,andothersasnecessary.
Treatmentofdiabeticfootulcersrequiresathoroughunderstandingofthefactorsinvolved inthe development of open wounds and their healing mechanisms. Necrotic tissuemustbe removedandexcised.Inaddition,weight-bearingforcesandshearmustberemovedfromthe woundsurfacethrougheffectiveoff-loading.
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hischapterprovidesanoverviewofneuromusculardiseasesinthelowerextremities.As
entire books havebeen written onthesubject, the goalis to provide the reader witha pertinent rather than a comprehensive review of neuromuscular disease in the lower extremities.Forcompleteness,thechapterbeginswithananatomicaldescriptionofthelumbar spine and cauda equina followed by selected common complications in this region, which whilenotpartofthelowerlimbsperse,producesignificantneurologicdeficitsaffectingthe lowerextremities.Theremainderofthechapterisorganizedanatomically,rostraltocaudal, beginningwiththelumbosacralplexus,followedbythigh,leg,ankle,andfoot,andendingwith peripheral neuropathies. Each section begins with an anatomic description, followed by an approachtodiagnosis,andendswithadiscussionofspecificetiologies.
THELUMBARSPINEANDCAUDAEQUINA
LumbarSpineAnatomy
BoneandSoftTissue
The lumbar spine exhibits a normal lordosis starting at L1. As the patient bends forward, reducing the lordosis, the spinal canal straightens, giving more room to the cord, often alleviatingsymptomsinpatientswithlumbarspinalstenosis.
The vertebral body sits anterior to thespinal cord, supported by an intervertebral disc consistingofasoftnucleuspulposusandathickannulusfibrosis.Thediscslowlydesiccates over time, leading to height loss, and in combination with trauma, obesity, and genetic
predispositioncanleadtolumbardischerniationmorefrequentlyatL4–L5,L5–S1.
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There are five lumbar vertebrae. For each vertebra, the pedicle extends laterally and posteriorlyonbothsides,formingthemarginoftheintervertebralforamen(e.g.,theL1pedicle formsthesuperiormarginoftheL1–L2foramen,andtheL2pedicleformstheinferiorforamen margin). Superior andinferior articulating processes extendfrom the pedicles andform the articulatingfacetjointsthatlocktheadjacentvertebraeintoplace.Asthepedicleextendsmore posteriorly, theyturnmedially,formingthe lamina.Thelaminathenfuses atthe midlineand
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extendsposteriorlyandinferiorlyasthespinousprocess(Fig.6-1).
The supraspinous ligament covers the spinous processes and interspinous ligament posteriorly. The interspinous ligament fills the space between the spinous processes. The ligamentum flavum covers the spinous processes and interspinous ligament anteriorly. The anteriorandposteriorlongitudinalligamentscoverthevertebralbodiesandtheintervertebral discs.
SpinalCordandCaudaEquina
ThespinalcordnormallyterminatesinthelumbarspineatL1/2–L2/3astheconusmedullaris. Thefilum terminale,anextensionofthe pia,tethers the conus medullarisapextothedorsal coccyx. Filum tractionontheconus,most commonlyfrom developmental abnormalities, can produceatetheredcordsyndromeconsistingofweaknessandsensorylossinthelegsaswell
asfecalandurinaryincontinence.
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Spinalnervesofthelumbarandsacralregionoriginatefromthecaudaequina,thebundle ofnervesthatoriginatesfromthestartoftheconusmedullaris.Thenerverootshaveavery specific orientationwithinthecaudaequina,withthe mostanterior nervesexiting asthe L5
rootandexitinginananteriortoposteriororderastheS1–S5roots(Fig.6-2).3Compression ofthesenervesproducesthecaudaequinasyndrome(CES).
SpinalCordVascularSupply
ArterialsupplytoL1(startingfromT1)isprovidedbytheradiculararteriesthatbranchfrom the intercostal arteriesfromthe aorta.ThearteryofAdamkiewicz,whichbranchesfromthe aorta,entersthespinalcordbetweenT8andL4,usuallyontheleft,andsuppliesmostofthe lowerspinalcord;embolitothisvesselusuallyleadtoinfarctionoftheanteriortwo-thirdsof the spinal cord, causing weakness, pain, and loss of temperature sensation. The general orientationofarteriesrelativetothespinalcolumnisshowninFigure6-3.
Inside the spinal canal, from the radicular artery, the radiculopial artery branches and movesposteriorlytoformtheposteriorspinalarteriesandsupplytheposteriorone-thirdofthe spinalcord.Inaddition,theradiculomedullarybranchoftheradiculararteryformstheanterior
spinalartery.Thesearteriessupplytheanteriortwo-thirdsofthespinalcord(Fig.6-4).
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FIGURE6-1.Illustrativeandradiographicviewsofthelumbarspine(FromMooreKL,AgurAM,DalleyAF.Clinically
OrientedAnatomy.7thed.Philadelphia,PA:WoltersKluwer;2009,withpermission).
Venousdrainagefromthelowerspinalcordisthesameasfromtherestofthecord.They drainintoanirregularepiduralvenousplexusthatcommunicateswiththepedicularveinsand ultimatelydrainsintothevenacavae(Fig.6-5).Lumbarneedleprocedurescanpuncturethese veins and produce bleeding, and can lead to significant hematomas in patients with coagulopathies.
CommonLumbarSpineandCaudaEquinaComplications
EpiduralSteroidInjection
Lowbackpainisacommoncomplaint,hasitshighestincidenceinthethirddecade,with1­yearincidenceofanybackpainbetween1%and36%andrecurrencebetween24%and80%.
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Epidural steroid injections (ESIs) remain a popular nonsurgical intervention for low back pain.Althoughthereisliteraturesupportingitsefficacy,
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theFoodandDrugAdministration has notapproved epidural corticosteroid injections for low back painat this time because serious neurologic events, including paraplegia, quadriplegia, and brain and spinal cord
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infarction,havebeenreportedwithandwithoutuseoffluoroscopy.
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ComplicationratesforESIremainlowoverallat2.4%,10forintralaminarandinterlaminar
andtransforaminalapproaches,withconflictingreportscomparingrelativecomplicationrates betweenthetechniques.
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Infectious complications,including epiduralabscess, meningitis, discitis, and osteomyelitis, are about 1% to 2%.12 The incidence of epidural hematoma is about 1 per 150,000 and increases to 2% in patients using anticoagulants.13 Ideally, oral
anticoagulationshouldbediscontinued,andprothrombintimenormalized.Thisusuallytakes1 to2 days.In patientstaking coumadin,the International Normalized Ratio (INR) shouldbe definitelylessthan3,buttherearenodefinitiveguidelinesforINRbetween1.5and3.Platelet functionshouldalsobenormalized,whichcanmeanholdingtheantiplateletagentfor5to10
days.
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FIGURE6-2.Illustrativeandradiographicviewsofthelumbarspinalcordandcaudaequinarelativetotheir
surroundingosseousstructure(FromMooreKL,AgurAM,DalleyAF.ClinicallyOrientedAnatomy.7thed. Philadelphia,PA:WoltersKluwer;2009,withpermission).
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FIGURE6-3.Thespinalarteriesrelativetothelumbarspine(FromMooreKL,AgurAM,DalleyAF.Clinically
OrientedAnatomy.7thed.Philadelphia,PA:WoltersKluwer;2009,withpermission).
Surprisingly,intravascularinjectioncanbefrequent,ashighas21.3%inthetransforaminal
approachwithfluoroscopicguidance.15Althoughthisdoesnotleadtoanadverseoutcomeper se, instilling thelocal corticosteroid intravascularly subjectsthe patientto painandanxiety associatedwithneedleprocedureswithoutensuingbenefits.Duralpunctureisanothernotable complicationinESI.Cerebrospinalfluid(CSF)flashbackindicativeofduralpuncturemaynot
necessarilybepresent,especiallyinthetransforaminalapproach.16AsidefromaCSFleakthat mayrequirebloodpatching,injectionofintrathecalanestheticcanleadtotransientascending weaknessorsensoryloss,whichcanspreadashighasC2.Rarely,seriouscomplicationssuch asrespiratorydepressioncanalsooccur.Notably,theusual6to8mLofanestheticusedinESI
isnottypicallysufficienttoproducesignificantadverseevents.
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EpiduralAnesthesia
Epidural anesthesia can lead to dural puncture in 0.4% to 6% of patients when used in a variety of abdominal and lower extremity surgeries.17 A persistent CSF leak after dural
puncture canlead toapostural headachealleviatedwithrecumbence.There is noevidence correlatingthelengthofpostpuncturerecumbencetoincidenceofpostduralpunctureheadache. However,thereisanassociationwithneedlegauge(11%to28%with20gauge,3%to25%
with25gauge,3%to8%with26gauge,and0%to2%with29gauge).18Incasesofpersistent headache,anepiduralbloodpatchisusuallyapplied,withasuccessrateof36%to57%for thefirstpatch,increasingwithsubsequentpatching.Interestingly,althoughtheorizedtospread,
clot,andoccludetheleak,theexactmechanismforbloodpatchinghasnotbeendetermined.
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Further, there is no consensus between blindpatching and patchingafter a radiologic CSF
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