Wound Bed Preparation for Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers
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Wound Bed Preparation for Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers
The escalating incidence of diabetic mellitus has given rise to the increasing problems of chronic diabetic ulcers that confront the practice of medicine. Peripheral vascular disease, neuropathy, and infection contribute to the multifactorial pathogenesis of diabetic ulcers. Approaches to the management of diabetic ulcers should start with an assessment and optimization of the patient's general...
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عنوان ژورنال: ISRN Endocrinology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-4649
DOI: 10.1155/2013/608313