BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcers(DFUs)are a real public health problem which carry a high risk of amputation.The treatment of DFUs is based on general management such as the treatment of infection,arterial disease,and ...
BACKGROUND Nigeria bears the greatest burden of diabetes prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes. Significant improvements in ...
AIM To determine if topical application of platelet-rich plasma(PRP) to diabetic foot ulcers(DFUs) results in superior healing rates. METHODS A systematic review was registered with PROSPERO and performed using PRISMA...
Diabetes mellitus is the most common cause of Charcot neuropathy affecting foot and ankle. Acute Charcot foot(CF) presents with a red and swollen foot in co-ntrast to the painless deformed one of chronic CF. En-hanced...
AIM To determine if retinal and foot checks are carried out on patients with diabetes receiving haemodialysis.METHODS Eighty-four patients with diabetes receiving haemodialysis were asked if they recalled having eye a...
AIM To evaluate the annual cost of patients with Wagner grade 3-4-5 diabetic foot ulcer(DFU) from the public payer's perspective in Turkey.METHODS This study was conducted focused on a time frame of one year from the ...
The burden of diabetic foot disease(DFD) is expected to increase in the future. The incidence of DFD is still rising due to the high prevalence of DFD predisposing factors. DFD is multifactorial in nature; however mos...
Supported by Health Research Institute,Diabetes Research Center,Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences,Ahvaz,Iran
Diabetic foot ulcer(DFU) is the most costly and devastating complication of diabetes mellitus, which affect 15% of diabetic patients during their lifetime.Based on National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence...
Diabetic foot ulcers are the consequence of multiple factors including peripheral neuropathy,decreased blood supply,high plantar pressures,etc.,and pose a significant risk for morbidity,limb loss and mortality.The cri...
Supported by Institut National de la SantéEt de la Recherche Médicale,the French Speaking Association for Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases(ALFEDIAM grant);the University of Montpellier 1,the Languedoc-Roussillon Area(Chercheur d'avenir Grant) and the City of Nmes
Foot ulcers are common in diabetic patients,have a cumulative lifetime incidence rate as high as 25%and frequently become infected.The spread of infection to soft tissue and bone is a major causal factor for lowerlimb...