A New Wound-Based Severity Score for Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A prospective analysis of 1,000 patients
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A new wound-based severity score for diabetic foot ulcers: A prospective analysis of 1,000 patients.
OBJECTIVE Several well-accepted classification systems are available for diabetic foot ulcers. However, there are only a few and scientifically not validated severity scores. The aim of this study was to establish a new wound-based clinical scoring system for diabetic foot ulcers suitable for daily clinical practice anticipating chances for healing and risk of amputation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diabetes Care
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0149-5992,0149-5992
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.295988