Foot ulcers increase morbidity and mortality in diabetic patients. Due to poor healing factors, surgical wound healing is questionable in diabetic patients. We report a patient with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, sensory neuropathy and microangiopathy, who had an infected stump of the right three middle digits and subsequent transmetatarsal amputation. The infected postoperative ulcer was...

Retinoic acid and Rosa damascena are compounds that have considerable effects in the cellular proliferation and synthesis of extracellular matrix. The present study was designed to assess the combined effects of retinoic acid and Rosa damascena mill on wound in diabetic rats. Seventy-two rats were used in this study. Diabetes was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (...

IntroductionAmong Diabetes Mellitus (DM) patients, Diabetic Foot Ulcer (DFU) is the most prevalent complication that affects patients' quality of life (QoL). The present study aims to translate, validate, and test reliability Scale-Short Form (DFS-SF) in Malayalam language.MethodologyThe DFS-SF questionnaire was translated language using Mapi Research Trust translation guidelines. content valid...

Introduction: Diabetic foot may be defined as a group of syndromes in which neuropathy, ischemia and infection lead to tissue breakdown, resulting morbidity possible amputation. Foot problem remains very common people with diabetes throughout the world, affecting up 15% diabetic patients during their life time. The aim this study is assess various presentations ulcers surgical management. Mater...

The aim of this case report was to describe a successful diabetic limb salvage procedure in the treatment of an infected diabetic foot ulcer through a multidisciplinary team approach and complex surgical reconstruction involving a femoral head bone allograft and musculocutaneous latissimus dorsi free flap. The decision to proceed with aggressive staged efforts at diabetic limb salvage should be...