Queensland’s high risk foot database: tracking the length and width of Queensland’s foot ulcers
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Queensland’s high risk foot database: tracking the length and width of Queensland’s foot ulcers
Results Overall, 2,034 people presented with a foot ulcer in 2012. Mean age was 63(±14) years and 67.8% were male. Co-morbidities included 85% had diabetes, 49.7% hypertension, 39.2% dyslipidaemia, 25.6% cardiovascular disease, 13.7% kidney disease and 12.2% smoking. Foot ulcer types included 51.6% neuropathic, 17.8% neuroischaemic, 7.2% ischaemic, 6.6% post-surgical and 16.8% other; whilst 31%...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1757-1146
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1146-6-s1-o21