conclusions trichloroacetic acid and autologous fibroblast can be considered as therapeutic choice for recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcer. introduction foot ulcer, with a prevalence of 15% in general population, is one of the main complications in patients with diabetes. so far, different therapeutic methods have been provided for the treatment of foot ulcers. when no response to the standard tre...

background: foot ulcers (fu) are a significant complication of diabetes mellitus (dm) and a preceding factor leading to lower extremity amputation. the aim of this study was to evaluate the management of diabetic foot ulcer (dfu) in babol, north of iran. methods: five hundred twenty cases of diabetic foot ulcer that were hospitalized in two main teaching hospitals of babol university of medical...

BACKGROUND While the adverse impact of a history of a foot ulcer on physical health among persons with diabetes is well known, little is known about the association between foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological distress. Results from various studies are difficult to compare as different study designs, samples and/or different questionnaires have been used. The aim of this study was to ...

Amongst the many other chronic complications, diabetes can cause impaired wound healing and, with it, increased morbidity. Up to 25% of all patients with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer and, each year in Australia, approximately 3000 persons with diabetes require amputation secondary to foot ulceration 1. The essential components of diabetic foot ulcer treatment include increasing blood supp...

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder which is characterized by multiple long-term complications that affect almost every system in the body. Foot ulcers are one of the main complications of diabetes mellitus. However, there is limited evidence on the occurrence of foot ulcer and influencing factors in Ethiopia. An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Gondar University...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare mortality risks of patients with Charcot arthropathy with those of patients with diabetic foot ulcer and those of patients with diabetes alone (no ulcer or Charcot arthropathy). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective cohort of 1,050 patients with incident Charcot arthropathy in 2003 in a large health care system was compared with patient...

background: foot ulceration is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes that needs to be managed. in iran, prevalence of diabetes foot ulcer is 3%. according to studies, evidence‑based nursing (ebn) is an effective alternative to facilitate clinical decision making in patient care and may lead to quality improvement in nursing practice. the aims of this study are to assess ...