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1,057 questions · 1,077 findings · 32 reviews · Skin

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No studies found 395 · 36.7%GRADE not reported 89 · 8.3%Very low 172 · 16%Low 177 · 16.4%Moderate 191 · 17.7%High 53 · 4.9%

Footwear ‐ canvas shoes vs PVC boots

Primary outcome: healing of ulcer (number of persons having ulcers not healed at 1 year) · ulceration and other skin changes caused by nerve damage in leprosy

It is very uncertain whether footwear ‐ canvas shoes changes primary outcome: healing of ulcer (number of persons having ulcers… compared with PVC boots (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Padded moulded double‐rocker plaster shoe vs padded below‐knee plaster

Ulcer healing · ulceration and other skin changes caused by nerve damage in leprosy

It is very uncertain whether padded moulded double‐rocker plaster shoe changes primary outcome: healing of ulcer (ulcers fully or nearly healed at… compared with padded below‐knee plaster (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Exposure to pulsed magnetic fields (in addition to self‐care and protective footwear) vs self‐care and footwear

Ulcer healing · ulceration and other skin changes caused by nerve damage in leprosy
2 findings from 1 review