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1,133 questions · 1,153 findings · 36 reviews · Skin

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No studies found 407 · 35.3%GRADE not reported 90 · 7.8%Very low 183 · 15.9%Low 209 · 18.1%Moderate 211 · 18.3%High 53 · 4.6%

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