From Diabetic ketoacidosis to Healing: Coordinated Limb-Sparing Management in a Child

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Published: Nov 1, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21590/jsa.03.01.04

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Thakur P
Associate Professor Endocrinology AIIMS BIlaspur H.P.
J Amareshwara
Senior resident , Department of Endocrinology AIIMS Bilaspur H.P.
Sharma Navneet
Associate Professor Burns & Plastic Surgery AIIMS Bilaspur H.P.

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An 11-year-old with type 1 diabetes and DKA developed dorsum foot sepsis with demarcated dry gangrene of the 2nd–3rd toes; early antibiotics, intensive glycemic optimization, debridement, and wound‑bed preparation enabled limb‑sparing 2nd MTP disarticulation and distal phalanx amputation with split‑skin grafting. Full graft take and complete healing by eight weeks underscore protocolized multidisciplinary care as an effective limb‑salvage strategy in pediatric diabetic foot sepsis .

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Thakur, P. S., J, A., & Sharma, N. . (2025). From Diabetic ketoacidosis to Healing: Coordinated Limb-Sparing Management in a Child. Journal of Surgery Archives, 3(01). https://doi.org/10.21590/jsa.03.01.04
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Vol. 3 No. 01 (2025): JOURNAL OF SURGERY ARCHIVES
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IMAGES IN SURGERY

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