Methods All patients presenting to the MDFT with active ulceration during 2010 had their ulcer classified using the Texas system and were entered into the audit. These ulcers were then monitored until healing or until the end of the data collection period (December 2012). A patient with multiple ulcer sites had each ulcer monitored separately. The average healing rates could then be calculated ...

Diabetic foot ulceration is a common, yet in many cases an eminently preventable, complication that affects 1 in 20 patients with diabetes. Risk factors for ulceration include insensitivity (secondary to somatic neuropathy), high foot pressures, callus formation (a consequence of sympathetic neuropathy and high foot pressures), deformities (such as claw feet, prominent metatarsal heads, etc.), ...

OBJECTIVE Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is a device that is used to treat foot ulcers. The study goal was to compare the effectiveness of HBO with other conventional therapies administered in a wound care network for the treatment of a diabetic foot ulcer and prevention of lower-extremity amputation. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a longitudinal observational cohort study. To address treatmen...

Amputations of the lower extremities add significantly to the morbidity and mortality of patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Dialysis nurses are in an optimal position to make a positive impact on the high rate of amputation among patients with diabetes receiving dialysis through early detection and intervention. Routine foot screening and education can assist in identifyin...

Vol. 5 (6D) n June 2005 Although the published evidence is limited, patients with diabetes mellitus are more likely to develop onychomycosis than are patients without diabetes mellitus. A study conducted by Gupta et al showed that onychomycosis is 2.8 times more prevalent among people with diabetes mellitus than in those without the disease. Diabetic neuropathy can predispose a patient to devel...

External neurolysis of the nerve at fibro-osseous tunnels has been proprosed to treat or prevent signs, symptoms, and complications in the lower extremity of diabetes patients with sensorimotor polyneuropathy. Nerve decompression is justified in the presence of symptomatic compressed nerves in the several fibro-osseous tunnels of the extremities, which are known to be frequent in diabetes. Quit...

Background: One of the important complications of diabetes is diabetic-foot-ulcer, also reported in Saudi Arabia, like other countries. Similarly, the complications, like retinopathy and nephropathy are also occurring in diabetic patients of this region. Apart from the care and monitoring of these patients, it is important to find out association between these complications and their relation w...

OBJECTIVE High plantar pressures are implicated in the development of diabetes-related foot ulcers. Whether plantar pressures remain high in patients with chronic diabetes-related foot ulcers over time is uncertain. The primary aim of this study was to compare plantar pressures at baseline and three and six months later in participants with chronic diabetes-related foot ulcers (cases) to partic...