Diabetes has proved itself a silent killer disease. Today in the world maximum numbers of the patients are suffering from this disease, and moreover they are passing through the associations of the complications too. In present study 50 cases of diabetic foot surgically managed has been studied at teaching institute in department of surgery. The limb was preserved in 35 out of 50 cases. 15 out ...

BACKGROUND Foot ulcers are a frequent reason for diabetes-related hospitalisation. Clinical training is known to have a beneficial impact on foot ulcer outcomes. Clinical training using simulation techniques has rarely been used in the management of diabetes-related foot complications or chronic wounds. Simulation can be defined as a device or environment that attempts to replicate the real wor...

The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify the neurovascular risk factors for foot problems in patients with diabetes mellitus, which is a major public health concern these days. The most feared factor among the diabetic patients is lower extremity amputation. The sequence of events leading to amputation is initiated by ulceration combined with sensation loss. To prevent complication...

Diabetic foot ulcers are the consequence of multiple factors including peripheral neuropathy, decreased blood supply, high plantar pressures, etc., and pose a significant risk for morbidity, limb loss and mortality. The critical aspects of the wound healing mechanism and host physiological status in patients with diabetes necessitate the selection of an appropriate treatment strategy based on t...

INTRODUCTION Some studies have reported that diabetic patients do not adhere well to the foot care recommendations. Reasons for non-adherence are less evident and the methods used in education programs may have an effect. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to compare the effects of lecture method and combined method of education on foot care of patients and healing rates of diabetic fo...

In 2007 the IWDGF produced a consensus document on peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in diabetes. In recent years new techniques and technologies have been introduced in treating PAD, which might be relevant for the patient with diabetes and a poorly healing ischemic foot ulcer. The editorial board of International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWDGF) therefore established in 2009 a multi...

BACKGROUND Foot ulcers (FU) are a significant complication of diabetes mellitus (DM) and a preceding factor leading to lower extremity amputation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the management of diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) in Babol, north of Iran. METHODS Five hundred twenty cases of diabetic foot ulcer that were hospitalized in two main teaching hospitals of Babol University of Medical...