The at-risk foot: What to do before and after amputation
โ Scribed by Karen L. Andrews
- Book ID
- 113769458
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 248 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1062-0303
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Approximately 40ยฑ60% of all amputations of the lower extremity are performed in patients with diabetes. More than 85% of these amputations are precipitated by a foot ulcer deteriorating to deep infection or gangrene. The prevalence of diabetic foot ulcers has been estimated to be 3ยฑ8%. The complexit
Foot ulceration and ultimately amputation are major complications associated with diabetes mellitus, the occurrence of which can be substantially reduced by appropriate care. This article provides a brief overview of the problem and a simple scheme for use in primary care diabetes clinics to contrib