2014 · 15 citations · 10 references
Health ProfessionsOrthopaedic SurgeryOrthopedic SurgeryDiabetic Foot CareDiabetologyNeuropathic Foot DisordersAmputation PreventionDiabetic Foot DiseaseDiabetic Foot UlcerationDiabetic NeuropathyFoot Ulcer PreventionUlcer ManagementDiabetic FootwearDiabetic Shoe PrescriptionInfected Diabetic Foot ManagementUlcer Prevention Footwear
The diabetic foot may present many complications if it is not regularly controlled. Statistics show that 25% of diabetics that develop peripheral neuropathy will develop a foot ulcer, more than half of them will become infected and 80 % require non-traumatic amputation. This paper presents the
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Role of Neuropathy and High Foot Pressures in Diabetic Foot Ulceration
Robert G. Frykberg, Lawrence A. Lavery, Hau Pham et al. · Diabetes Care · 1998 · 464 citations
Medicine, Neurology, Diabetology +14