IPOP question
TJWCNW95
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Title:
IPOP question
Creator:
TJWCNW95
Text:
I am looking for innovative ideas or experiences with IPOPs. I've been called
on lately to instant fit BK IPOPs in surgery fairly frequently on diabetics. I
have been putting on the standard plaster cast with the lambs wool, 3 ply post
op sock, reticulated pad, and relief pads. After 4 days I remove and re-apply
for 6-7 days. I re-apply for 6-7 days again and then remove staples.
My problem is that sometimes there is poor healing and I feel
these casts and them walking is causing the problem. Without being able to
check the wound daily the problem is going undetected for days. I am always
nervous taking them off after 6-7 days and not knowing what I'm going to find.
If you have experience with IPOPs please share your successful techniques.
Thanks ahead of time
Tom Whitehurst C.P.
on lately to instant fit BK IPOPs in surgery fairly frequently on diabetics. I
have been putting on the standard plaster cast with the lambs wool, 3 ply post
op sock, reticulated pad, and relief pads. After 4 days I remove and re-apply
for 6-7 days. I re-apply for 6-7 days again and then remove staples.
My problem is that sometimes there is poor healing and I feel
these casts and them walking is causing the problem. Without being able to
check the wound daily the problem is going undetected for days. I am always
nervous taking them off after 6-7 days and not knowing what I'm going to find.
If you have experience with IPOPs please share your successful techniques.
Thanks ahead of time
Tom Whitehurst C.P.
Citation
TJWCNW95, “IPOP question,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 7, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/210457.
