The number of people with diabetes worldwide was estimated at 131 million in 2000; it is projected to increase to 366 million by 2030.1 Previous studies have indicated that diabetic patients have up to a 25% lifetime risk of developing a foot ulcer.2 The annual incidence of diabetic foot ulcers is ~ 3%, and the reported incidence in U.S. and U.K. studies ranges as high as 10%.3 Once an ulcer ha...

Diabetic foot problems are common throughout the world, resulting in major medical, social and economic consequences for the patients, their families, and society. Foot ulcers are more likely to be of neuropathic origin, and therefore eminently preventable. People at greatest risk of ulceration can easily be identified by careful clinical examination of the feet: education and frequent follow-u...

A high skin surface pressure at the feet over a longer period of time can cause foot ulcers. It occur due to insufficient relief tissue and lack alarm signals from nervous system, especially for patients with Diabetic Polyneuropathia. healthy person would move relieve after while.

Background: Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the major problems suffered by diabetic patients, so much so that the annual incidence of this problem has increased from 0.1% to 4.1% in diabetic patients and the probability of its incidence is over 25% during the diabetic individual's life. Case Presentation: The patient was a 74-year-old woman...

Diabetic foot disease is a major health problem, which concerns 15% of the 200 million patients with diabetes worldwide. Major amputation, above or below the knee, is a feared complication of diabetes. More than 60% of non-traumatic amputations in the western world are performed in the diabetic population. Many patients who undergo an amputation, have a history of ulceration. Major amputations ...