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Diabetic foot or pressure ulcer on the foot? [PDF]

, 2011
Diabetes is one of the greatest health challenges facing the United Kingdom (UK) today, with 2.5 million people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK, not including up to half a million people who have the condition but are unaware of it (Diabetes UK, 2009)
Chadwick, Paul, Cook, Leanne, Ousey, Karen   +2 more
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Diabetic foot ulcer or pressure ulcer? That is the question

, 2016
NoThe establishment of a correct diagnosis links care to established guidelines and underpins all subsequent therapeutic activity. Problems can arise when definitions of disease overlap, as is the case with diabetic foot ulceration and pressure ulcers on
Vowden, Peter, Vowden, Kath
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Ulcer-free survival following management of foot ulcers in diabetes

, 2012
AIMS: Measures of healing rate may not give a complete indication of the effectiveness of overall management of diabetic foot ulcers. Apart from healing and speed of healing, the outcomes of greatest importance to the patient are avoidance of any ...
Susan Chipchase (17155477), N. Pound (17252437), F. Game (17252455), K Treece (17252458), W. J. Jeffcoate (17252440)   +4 more
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Liquid crystal thermography in neuropathic assessment of the diabetic foot. [PDF]

Primary aetiologic factors of diabetic foot disease include peripheral neuropathy and peripheral vascular disease. Assessment of circulation, neuropathy, and foot pressure is employed routinely to determine the risk of foot ulceration in the patient ...
Bharara, Manish
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Development of a practical guide for the early recognition for malignant melanoma of the foot and nail unit [PDF]

, 2010
Background: malignant melanoma is a rare but potentially lethal form of cancer which may arise on the foot. Evidence suggests that due to misdiagnosis and later recognition, foot melanoma has a poorer prognosis than cutaneous melanoma elsewhere.Methods ...
David AR de Berker, de Berker, David, Ivan R Bristow, de Berker David AR, Bristow, Ivan R., Bristow Ivan R   +5 more
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Non-Targeted Metabolomic Analysis Reveals Serum Phospholipid Alterations in Patients with Early Stages of Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Biomarker Insights, 2020
Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) characterized by ulcer formation, which can lead to the amputation of lower extremities.
Ignacio I Álvarez-Rodríguez, Eduardo Castaño-Tostado, David G García-Gutiérrez, Rosalía Reynoso-Camacho, Juana E Elton-Puente, Alicia Barajas-Pozos, Iza F Pérez-Ramírez   +6 more
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Amputation rate of diabetic foot ulcer and associated factors in diabetes mellitus patients admitted to Nekemte referral hospital, western Ethiopia: prospective observational study

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2020
Background Diabetes foot ulcer is a devastating and much-feared complication of diabetes. Diabetes foot ulcerations which developed gangrene can take weeks or months to heal and can sometimes not heal at all so that amputation for non-traumatic causes is
Firomsa Bekele, Legese Chelkeba
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Surgical Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Tanzanian University Teaching Hospital Experience. [PDF]

, 2011
\ud \ud Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) pose a therapeutic challenge to surgeons, especially in developing countries where health care resources are limited and the vast majority of patients present to health facilities late with advanced foot ulcers.
Kabangila Rodrick, Gilyoma, J.M., Mbelenge, N., Gilyoma, Japhet M, Rodrick Kabangila, Dass, R.M., Phillipo L Chalya, Chalya Phillipo L, Joseph B Mabula, Mchembe Mabula D, Jaka Hyasinta, Jaka, H., Nkinda Mbelenge, Mchembe, M.D., Jaka, Hyasinta, Mabula Joseph B, Kataraihya, Johannes B, Mbelenge, Nkinda, Gilyoma Japhet M, Mabula D Mchembe, Johannes B Kataraihya, Kataraihya, J.B., Dass Ramesh M, Chalya, Phillipo L, Chalya, P.L., McHembe, Mabula D, Kabangila, Rodrick, Mabula, J.B., Hyasinta Jaka, Dass, Ramesh M, Mbelenge Nkinda, Kataraihya Johannes B, Kabangila, R., Ramesh M Dass, Japhet M Gilyoma, Mabula, Joseph B   +35 more
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Predicting The Diabetic Foot Ulcer Risk Using Sensory Monofilament Test Among Diabetic Patients At Benha University Hospitals [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2018
Diabetes mellitus continues to grow in global prevalence and to consume health care resources. One of the key areas of morbidity associated with diabetes is the diabetic foot.
Marwa Mosaad Ali, Wafaa Ismail Shrief, Sarah Reda Shohood   +2 more
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Prevalence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Associated Factors among Adult Diabetic Patients Who Attend the Diabetic Follow-Up Clinic at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, North West Ethiopia, 2016: Institutional-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2017
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder which is characterized by multiple long-term complications that affect almost every system in the body. Foot ulcers are one of the main complications of diabetes mellitus.
Tesfamichael G. Mariam, Abebaw Alemayehu, Eleni Tesfaye, Worku Mequannt, Kiber Temesgen, Fisseha Yetwale, Miteku Andualem Limenih   +6 more
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