Diabetic Foot Ulceration and Management
Blume P, Jain A, Sumpio B. Diabetic Foot Ulceration and Management. Contemporary Diabetes 2012, 63-91. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-158-5_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFoot ulcersMajor public health issueGrowth factorDiabetic foot diseaseDiabetic foot ulcerationHospitalization of patientsGood clinical careTreatment of infectionsMoist wound carePublic health issueComplex clinical problemWidespread clinical practiceAbnormal foot structureAdjuvant therapySuperimposed infectionFoot ulcerationFrequent debridementLimb salvagePathophysiologic mechanismsChronic inflammationDiabetic footCostly complicationFoot problemsIschemic limbsClinical trials