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Diabetic Foot Care

Many experts in the field emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary care for the diabetic foot given the potential risks of infected wounds and amputation. Podiatry Today features a regular column, “Diabetes Watch,” on this topic and an array of related articles on topics ranging from diabetic peripheral neuropathy and diabetic foot infection to amputation procedures and offloading of the diabetic foot.  Feel free to browse through our articles below.


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Expert Addresses Global Diabetes
? For example, 1 to 5 percent of India? Diabetic foot care is also very problematic in South Africa.


Pay For Performance: How Will It Impact Diabetic Foot Care?
Most doctors try to deliver the highest level of medical care they can. What defines quality healthcare? consistent documentation of care; For patients with wounds, one should: ?


Understanding The Diabetic Therapeutic Shoe Program
Proactive Measures To Prevent Diabetic Complications
Patients with diabetes suffer from macrovascular and microvascular complications. Peripheral vascular disease ? Managing a focal pressure keratosis is critical.


Reassessing The Impact Of Diabetic Footwear
Learning From Heroes Within And Outside Podiatry
I met my first non-DPM hero during my residency in Seattle. It was not enough that he was a fan of podiatry. Another of Dr. Shankhdhar?
Is Limb Salvage Practical In Patients With Diabetes And Renal Failure?
Less work has been done, however, to identify proper treatment and salvage techniques for patients who suffer from both maladies. 17 The patient with diabetes and renal failure will never fare as well as patients who do not suffer from either disease. Dr. Steinberg (pictured at right) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the Georgetown ...
Point-Counterpoint: Probe To Bone: Is It The Best Test For Osteomyelitis?
Study Questions Necessity Of Diabetic Footwear
What were the results? ? For more information, call Biolitec at (800) 934-2377, e-mail at woundhealstudy@biolitec.com or visit www.biolitec.com. ?


Case Presentation Number 3
The patient had no known drug allergies. The patient? The patient was married and denied alcohol consumption.


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