[Physical factors in the comprehensive therapy of purulent wounds in diabetes mellitus].

Various physical therapeutic methods were used in 256 patients with purulent wounds against a background of diabetes mellitus. Comparative evaluation of various therapeutic methods has shown that the use of physical factors lowers intoxication, stabilizes the blood level of glucose, improves indices of immunological reactivity, promotes a more dynamic course of a wound process, and reduces the time of treatment. Ultrasound cavitation and application of adsorbents to wounds proved to be the most effective physical methods for therapy of purulent wounds in patients with diabetes mellitus.