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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of lower extremity amputation in the diabetic inpatients with foot ulcers

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
ObjectivesTo analyze clinical characteristics of the diabetic inpatients with foot ulcers and explore the risk factors of lower extremity amputation (LEA) in West China Hospital of Sichuan University.MethodsA retrospective analysis was performed based on
Hongping Gong   +11 more
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Diabetic foot plantar pressure monitoring system using force sensitive resistor system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Many people are suffering from diabetes; it was the major cause that has led many to hospitalization. According to [1], patients with Type 2 diabetes suffering from peripheral neuropathy are at high risks of developing diabetic foot syndrome, which leads
Huong, Audrey, Nur Suhaila, Nur Suhaila
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On the Economics of Industrial Safety [PDF]

open access: yes, 1974
Diabetic foot complications are associated with substantial costs and loss of quality of life. This article gives an overview of available and emerging devices for the monitoring of foot temperature as a means of early detection of foot disorders in ...
Apelqvist   +25 more
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What has finite element analysis taught us about diabetic foot disease and its management?:a systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Over the past two decades finite element (FE) analysis has become a popular tool for researchers seeking to simulate the biomechanics of the healthy and diabetic foot.
A Agić   +53 more
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Quantitative vibration perception threshold in assessing diabetic polyneuropathy: Should the cut‐off value be adjusted for Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes?

open access: yesJournal of Diabetes Investigation, 2021
Aims/Introduction To examine the performance and identify the optimal threshold of vibration perception threshold (VPT) for diagnosing diabetic polyneuropathy (DPN) in a Chinese population according to multiple definitions of DPN as gold standards ...
Min Liu   +6 more
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Diabetic foot disease and oedema [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are common and disabling, giving rise to significant morbidity and mortality as well as worldwide socioeconomic problems. Despite treatment, DFUs readily become chronic wounds and may lead to major lower limb amputations.
Ho, TK, Leigh, RD, Tsui, J
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Hemorheological Failure in the Pathology of Cardio-vascular Complications in Patients with Diabetic Foot Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The literature that includes the study of cardiovascular complications in patients with diabetic foot syndrome was analyzed. The topicality of this problem is caused by the steady growth of diabetes mellitus morbidity among people.
Кorobko, Е. (Еlina)
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The Diabetic Foot [PDF]

open access: yesMedicine, 1988
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 ...
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An atypical and bilateral presentation of Charcot foot disease

open access: yesBMC Endocrine Disorders, 2019
Background Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy (CNO) is one of the most devastating complications of neuropathy in patients with diabetes. Establishing diagnosis of CNO is difficult, due to the lack of clear clinical and radiological diagnostic criteria.
C. V. Loupa   +4 more
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Why I hate diabetic foot

open access: yesMedicine Science, 2022
In spite of being a specialist diabetic foot surgeon, I often find diabetic foot to be a disaster to patient and his family. Once he develops diabetic foot complications, then he is often faced with risk of amputation, be it major or minor. He ends up in
Amit Kumar C Jain
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