Diabetic foot ulcers.

Low Level Laser Therapy in Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Double Blind Controlled Clinical Trial

The Evaluation of Effective Risk Factors for Foot skin in Diabetic Patients

Abstract Introduction: Foot ulceration is one of the most serious and disabling complications of Diabetes Mellitus and identification of risk factors affecting foot ulcer can prevent it from causing irreparable consequences. Objective: Therefore the aim of this study was to comparing the situation of the foot skin in diabetic patients with and without foot ulcers. Methods: In this cr...

مروری بر پارامترهای بیومکانیکی زخم پای دیابتی

Background: The aim of this study was to identify mechanical risk factors of diabetic foot ulcers and presenting biomechanical solving to prevent diabetic foot ulcers. Methods: Related articles from validate electronic and indexed sources from 1990 to 2014 were studied. In summation, 140 articles from electronic databases and journals, Elsevier, Pumped, Up to date, Google scholar, Cochrane libr...

Wound healing using Semelil: A structured review with focus on diabetic foot ulcers

Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) is a common complication of diabetes mellitus. Among the various non-invasive treatment modalities used for the improvement of DFUs healing, topical herbal therapies a regaining an increasing body of interest. Semelil has been introduced for diabetic foot ulcers management and has been formulated by Iranian scientists in recent years. In this report, the authors review...

Risk factors and prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.

BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcers contribute significantly to the morbidity and mortality of patients with diabetes mellitus. The diabetic patients with foot ulcers require long hospitalisation and carry risk of limb amputation. The risk factors for developing diabetic foot ulcers are manageable. In Kenya there is paucity of data on such risk factors. OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of di...

Determination of the incidence of osteomyelitis and risk factors in patients with diabetic foot ulcer in Birjand, Iran: Short Communication

One of the most common complications of diabetes is diabetic foot ulcer, which exposes patients to wound infection, osteomyelitis, and lower-limb amputation if left untreated. Therefore, accurate and rapid diagnosis of wound and osteomyelitis infection is an important step in treating this debilitating complication. In this regard, the present study was aimed to determine the incidence of osteo...