BACKGROUND Most diabetic foot amputations are caused by ulcers on the skin of the foot i.e. diabetic foot ulcers. Early identification of patients at high risk for diabetic foot ulcers is crucial. The 'Simplified 60-Second Diabetic Foot Screening Tool' has been designed to rapidly detect high risk diabetic feet, allowing for timely identification and referral of patients needing treatment. This...

BACKGROUND Although debridement plays a significant role in the healing of diabetic foot ulcers, it may delay the healing process by damaging the granulation tissue. In this study, the efficacy of low-frequency ultrasound (LFU) in chronic wound healing in diabetic foot ulcers in patients with osteomyelitis was evaluated. METHODS This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 40 patients with...

BACKGROUND To determine temporal changes in the prevalence and associates of lower extremity amputation (LEA) complicating type 2 diabetes. METHODS Baseline data from the longitudinal observational Fremantle Diabetes Study (FDS) relating to LEA and its risk factors collected from 1296 patients recruited to FDS Phase 1 (FDS1) from 1993 to 1996 and from 1509 patients recruited to FDS Phase 2 (F...

Background From the conservative estimates of registrants with the National Diabetes Supply Scheme, we will be soon passing 1.1 Million Australians affected by all types of diabetes. The diabetes complications of foot ulceration and amputation are costly to all. These costs can be reduced with appropriate prevention strategies, starting with identifying people at risk through primary care diabe...

Foot ulcers are one of the leading causes severe and high mortality in diabetics. It is known that wound healing diabetics a very complicated process due to direct effect diabetes mellitus on blood vessels, causing difficulty healing. Many methods treatment have recently been employed for novel dressings promotion tissue regeneration rapid closure. Combretum molle composed chemical compounds, s...

Gangrene, infections like abscesses and ulcers are some of the common diabetic foot complications. Of all these, diabetic foot ulcers pose a major public health problem. Around 80% of all the lower limb amputations are preceded by a foot ulcer. There are various classifications for diabetic foot ulcers out of which the two commonly used classifications are Wagner’s ulcer classification and the ...

Few studies have examined factors associated with diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) recurrence. Using data from patients enrolled in the prospective Eurodiale DFU study, we investigated the frequency of and risk factors for DFU recurrence after healing during a 3-year follow-up period. At our site, 93 Eurodiale-enrolled patients had a healed DFU. Among these, 14 were not alive; of the remaining 79 pati...

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...

Diabetic patients frequently suffer from foot ulcer. In spite of the advances in treating many complicated diseases, amputation is usually the 'cure' for diabetic foot ulcer. Diabetic foot ulcer was treated in this study using Chinese herbal medicine and simple debridement as an alternative to amputation. Limb salvage was successful in 35 of 40 legs. These results encourage continuing research ...

OBJECTIVE Painless mechanical trauma is believed to induce neuroosteoarthropathy at the neuropathic foot in diabetes (diabetic Charcot-foot). To investigate pressure nociception at the diabetic foot, we measured the pain perception thresholds for deep pressure (DPPPT, using Algometer II®) and cutaneous pressure (CPPPT, using calibrated monofilaments). METHODS In 24 diabetic patients with pain...