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The conditions approved by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society and covered by Medicare:
- Non-healing diabetic leg and foot wounds and other selected problem wounds
- Delayed radiation injury to soft tissues (soft tissue radiation necrosis)
- Delayed radiation injury to bone (Osteoradionecrosis)
- Compromised skin grafts or flaps
- Carbon monoxide poisoning and smoke inhalation
- Chronic bone infections (Chronic refractory osteomyelitis)
- Crush injuries, compartment syndromes, and other acute traumatic injuries
- The “Bends” (Decompression sickness)
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Gas Gangrene (Clostridial myonecrosis)
- Serious burn injuries
- Intracranial abscesses
- Air or gas embolisms
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