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Diabetic foot ulceration is both preventable and treatable. The management of diabetic foot disease is best achieved through implementation of local protocols involving the primary care team, community care and the multidisciplinary diabetic team. It is important that the feet the assessed as part of the overall assessment of a diabetic patient at any ...
M. D. Flynn
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Diabetes is present in 16 million Americans. Half of all lower extremity amputations in this country occur in this patient group (1). In most cases, the amputation is needed when a foot ulcer does not heal. The incidence of diabetic foot ulcers is 1–4%, whereas the prevalence is 5–10% (2,3).
I. Migdalis+5 more
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Staged management of a large ischemic heel ulcer in a diabetes patient: a case report
Heel ulcer is one of the severe complications of patients with diabetes mellitus, which poses a high risk for foot infection and amputation, especially in patients with peripheral arterial disease and neuropathy.
Yuedong Chen+8 more
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El sistema latinoamericano de San Elian para el triaje del ataque del pie diabético
El propósito de este informe es revisar las contribuciones regionales y mundiales del Sistema de San Elian para el Síndrome del Pie Diabético. Esta actualización incluye definiciones, clasificación, diagnóstico, pronóstico, tratamiento y prevención para ...
Fermín R. Martínez-De Jesus+3 more
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Aim of the Study. To examine the correlation between skin AGEs and parameters of distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy (DSPN) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and Methods.
Stella Papachristou+5 more
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The aim of this study was to test the new Amit Jains diabetic foot ulcer scoring and determine the predictive validity of this simple scoring for amputation in diabetic foot ulcers.
Amit Kumar C Jain+2 more
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Diabetic foot lesions most commonly result from a combination of neuropathy and vascular disease in the lower extremity, and may be the presenting feature of diabetes in the older patient. Insufficient attention previously has been given to the careful clinical assessment of the foot, which enables the physician to recognize those patients who are at ...
Andrew J.M. Boulton, David G. Armstrong
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Aim. While a patient’s nutritional status is known to generally have a role in postoperative wound healing, there is little information on its role as therapy in the multifaceted problem of diabetic foot infections (DFIs). Methods. We assessed this issue
Ilker Uçkay+8 more
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有近6%的糖尿病患者发生足部病变1,包括足部感染、溃疡、组织坏死2。足部病变会损害糖尿病患者的生活质量,降低社会参与度,破坏生活能力3。0.03%~1.5%的糖尿病足患者需要截肢4。通过良好的足部医疗和筛查高危糖尿病足的危险因素,可以预防大部分的糖尿病足溃疡5。本文对在初级医疗中如何预防和早期管理糖尿病足进行了知识更新。
Aditi Kashikar+3 more
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Background Cell therapy with autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PB-MNCs) may help restore limb perfusion in patients with diabetes mellitus and critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) deemed not eligible for revascularization procedures and
Andrea Panunzi+18 more
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