Eficácia do ultrassom terapêutico na cicatrização de lesões do pé diabético em idosos: revisão da literatura

Abstract

Introduction: Diabetic foot represents one of the most important chronic complications of diabetes. Diabetic foot lesions are the most common cause of non-traumatic lower limb amputations, occurring in 15% of diabetics, accounting for 6% to 20% of hospitalizations. Diabetic lesions generally do not respond well to treatment, and new treatment modalities, including therapeutic ultrasound, have been proposed to stimulate wound healing. Objective: To analyze literature regarding the efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound used as adjuvant therapy in the healing of diabetic foot injuries in elderly people. Results: The bibliographic research was carried out in the electronic databases Medline, PEDro and Scielo, in the English and Portuguese languages. 06 studies on the topic over the past 10 years met the inclusion criteria and were eligible for data extraction. Conclusion: The results of this study conclude that the use of therapeutic ultrasound alone or associated with another treatment is effective in the healing of diabetic foot injury in the elderly.