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Foot Ulcer Management

Journal of Wound Care, 1997
It has been suggested that 45% of lower limb amputations occur in patients with diabetes1. Yet, in areas where there are specialist diabetic foot clinics, amputation rates fall. This was initially demonstrated by Edmonds et al2 and is now becoming the experience of many such clinics around the UK.
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An atypical, painful foot ulcer

International Journal of Dermatology, 2002
A 27‐year‐old woman presented with a 2‐year history of a progressively enlarging, painful ulcer on her right foot. Two years earlier, she had noticed an apparent wart on her right foot. The lesion had been treated with liquid nitrogen. An ulcer developed at the site of treatment and enlarged progressively, becoming so painful that she had difficulty ...
Jona K, Gill, Rokea A, el-Azhary, Mark D P, Davis   +2 more
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Treatment for diabetic foot ulcers

The Lancet, 2005
People with diabetes develop foot ulcers because of neuropathy (sensory, motor, and autonomic deficits), ischaemia, or both. The initiating injury may be from acute mechanical or thermal trauma or from repetitively or continuously applied mechanical stress.
Peter R, Cavanagh, Benjamin A, Lipsky, Andrew W, Bradbury, Georgeanne, Botek   +3 more
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Foot ulceration in diabetic patients

Nursing Standard, 2000
Foot care is very important if patients with diabetes are to avoid ulceration complications. Kate Springett explains the importance of educating the patient to be aware of signs and symptoms of foot ulceration, and outlines the best management techniques within the scope of a multiprofessional care team.
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The burden of diabetic foot ulcers

The American Journal of Surgery, 1998
Lower extremity ulcers represent a major concern for patients with diabetes and for those who treat them, from both a quality of life and an economic standpoint. Studies to evaluate quality of life have shown that patients with foot ulcers have decreased physical, emotional, and social function.
G E, Reiber, B A, Lipsky, G W, Gibbons
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Infections in diabetic foot ulcerations

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2003
Diabetic foot complications are the largest nontraumatic cause of lower extremity amputations, accounting for almost 90,000 amputations per year. Most of these amputations are the result of infections caused by ulcerations of the foot that are not recognized or treated in an appropriate and timely fashion.
Warren S., Joseph, James S., Tan
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Ulcerating Nodule on the Foot

Cutis, 2022
Joshua, Horeczko, John S, Steinberg, Michael A, Cardis   +2 more
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FOOT, ULCERATION OF

1979
Publisher Summary This chapter explains the symptoms and reasons for ulceration of foot. Perforating ulcer of the foot usually occurs under the ball of the great toe, but may appear on the outer side of the sole. Pressure associated with local vascular changes, disorders of the central nervous system that cause analgesia of the part, and trophic ...
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The causes and management of foot ulceration

Nursing Standard, 2002
Managing foot ulceration is a challenge for all concerned. This article argues that the key to successful management of ulceration lies with the accurate identification of the underlying cause of the ulcer and consideration of the additional factors that are likely to impair healing.
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The Pathway to Foot Ulceration in Diabetes

Medical Clinics of North America, 2013
It should now be possible to achieve a reduction in the incidence of foot ulceration and amputations as knowledge about pathways that result in both these events increases. However, despite the universal use of patient education and the hope of reducing the incidence of ulcers in high-risk patients, there are no appropriately designed large, randomized
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