Foot deformities in patients with diabetic foot disease (literature review)

The objective was to review the orthopaedic literature on treatments of diabetic foot disease. Material and methods PubMed, CyberLeninka, Google Scholar, Scopus, Medline, eLIBRARY were searched. Studies in English and in Russian that reported foot deformities in the pathogenesis of diabetic foot disease and orthopaedic correction methods in the complex treatment of this late complication of diabetes mellitus were included for review. All study designs were considered. The search was produced using the following terms: diabetes mellitus, foot deformities, diabetic foot syndrome, orthopaedic treatment, osteotomy, metatarsophalangeal arthroplasty, achilles tendon lengthening. Literature sources reporting methods of orthopaedic correction of foot deformities in isolation from the diabetic foot syndrome and literary sources reporting manifestations of the diabetic foot syndrome without description orthopedic methods of treatment (surgery for purulent complications, vascular surgery, hypoglycemic therapy) were excluded from the study. Results The literature review allowed us to evaluate the role of orthopaedic treatment of foot deformities in patients with diabetic foot syndrome to be addressed either conservatively or surgically. The effectiveness of conservative methods has long been reported in studies with higher degree of evidence. Surgical correction of DFS through orthopaedic interventions has not been covered in such detail. Conclusion The literature review focused on the topical issue at the junction of various medical specialties. The results of treatment reported by Russian and foreign authors were analyzed. "Blind spots" in the literature were explored, goals for subsequent research delineated.