Title: Diabetes : diagnosis and management of diabetic foot ulcers : wound care
Abstract: Foot ulcers are the most common complication of diabetes
mellitus and often lead to lower extremity amputation. A
foot ulcer is an open sore or wound (full thickness skin
lesion) commonly occurring under the foot and is
associated with reduced healing capacity. Most
commonly it is defined as a full thickness skin lesion
that takes more than 14 days to heal. The most
frequent underlying aetiologies are neuropathy,
trauma, deformity, high plantar pressures,
and peripheral arterial disease.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
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