introduction: diabetes mellitus is a global public health issue that has a prevalence of between 5-8% in different parts of iran. one of the most serious complications of diabetic foot ulcer and chronic complications of diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of morbidity and amputation in patients with diabetes. on the other hand, amputations in patients with diabetes are three-year sur...

The study aimed to investigate whether we can stop antibiotic therapy when signs and symptoms have resolved in diabetic foot infection (DFI) patients with different grades of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and those without PAD, and to determine whether the severity of PAD and infection has an effect on antibiotic therapy duration. A prospective randomized controlled trial of DFI patients wa...

BACKGROUND Patients with diabetic foot ulcers are at a high risk of having both minor or major lower extremity amputations. AIM To identify the extent of risk factors for major and minor amputations in patients with diabetic foot ulcers. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study was conducted from 2003 to 2005. Using the guidelines for wound classification developed by the International ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic characteristics of tests used for a prompt diagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis in the diabetic foot, using bone histology as the criterion standard. The tests assessed were probe-to-bone (PTB), clinical signs of infection, radiography signs of osteomyelitis, and ulcer specimen culture. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A prospective study was performed on patients...

INTRODUCTION This study was designed to evaluate the histopathological features of skin microvasculature in patients with a diabetic foot, specifically the number of blood vessels, number of endothelial cells and endothelial thickness. METHODS This study involved 41 diabetic foot patients admitted to Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia for surgical management of foot problems. Skin biopsies we...

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...

According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 82 000 nontraumatic lower-limb amputations were performed among people with diabetes in the United States in 2002. Guidelines on managing the patient with diabetes with suspected or evident foot infection, prepared by members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, were published recently. This article reviews the information ...

OBJECTIVES To study the relationship between hospitalisation for diabetic foot complications, non-traumatic major lower limb amputations, and seasonal variation in humidity and temperature. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Diabetic patients hospitalised for lower limbs infection during the inclusive period 1995 to 2004. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mon...

DFU complications are a significant source of morbidity and mortality. With appropriate wound care, off-loading and diabetic treatment regulation, DFU can heal. Osteomyelitis is one of the most common expression of diabetic foot infection and an important risk factor for minor or major lower-extremity amputation. The primary aim of treatment of diabetic foot problems is limb preservation. Thus,...