Is the healing rate in diabetes related foot ulcers improved with low frequency ultrasonic debridement versus non-surgical sharps debridement? A randomised control trial.

Abstract

Low frequency ultrasonic debridement is a new treatment approved for use at Southern Health to treat diabetes related foot ulcers. This project aims to assess if the use of low frequency ultrasonic debridement to treat diabetes related foot ulcers can achieve faster ulcer healing than standard non-surgical sharps debridement. The current research around the use of low frequency ultrasonic debridement to treat diabetes related foot ulcers is positive and suggests that this therapy leads to faster healing and is potentially les painful that other therapies. There is very little evidence comparing low frequency ultrasonic debridement with other ulcer debriding therapies for diabetes related foot ulcers.