The association between clinical risk factors and outcome of diabetic foot ulcers
โ Scribed by Jan Apelqvist; Carl-David Agardh
- Book ID
- 119135246
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 950 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8227
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We have undertaken a prospective study of the presentation of all 669 ulcers seen in a specialist multidisciplinary foot clinic between 1 January 1993 and 1 August 1996, with particular reference to the factors which precipitated ulceration as well as to any delays in referral. Nearly two-thirds (61
## Abstract ## Background Chronic foot ulceration is a major source of morbidity in diabetic patients. Despite traditional comprehensive wound management, including vascular reconstruction, there remains a cohort of patients with non-responding wounds, often resulting in amputation. These wounds m