Biography
Biography: Thomas E Serena
Abstract
The science of wound healing strives to meet the ever-expanding numbers of patients suffering from chronic wounds. Problem wounds have eclipsed cancer as the most dreaded malady with greater morbidity and mortality and far greater numbers of victims. This lecture addresses advances in the field that have improved diagnosis, enabled better delivery of care and permitted the analysis of large amounts of data. These developments improve the quality of life for our patients. If total Contact casting is the gold standard for off-aoding the diabetic foot, why haven’t physicians incorporated TCC into their practices? We struggled with this question for years. We discovered several factors that contributed to this phenomenon: unfamiliarity with cast saws, the weight of the cast, the strength of the cast and drying time. In this workshop, we will demonstrate a novel TCC that solves all of these problems.