Foot ulcers can result from factors like high blood sugar, poor circulation, neuropathy and foot abnormalities.” He cautioned ...

diabetic ulcers can lead to infection or poor healing. If the problem is severe, amputation may be necessary. In the United States, between 14 and 24 percent of people who develop a foot ulcer req ...

Objective We examined associations between ulcer bioburden and ulcer outcomes in neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) that lacked clinical signs of infection. Research Design and Methods Three ...

Health bodies are urging people to be wary of some unusual symptoms that can appear in the feet signalling a dangerous condition. Diabetes is a serious and often lifelong condition that causes your ...

Focused on Awareness, the Health Brand's Secondary Dressing Is Helping to Provide Comprehensive Quality of Life for Patients With DFUs FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

A hospital trust is one of only a handful in the country offering routine limb-saving plastic surgery for diabetic patients suffering from foot ulcers. Diabetic foot ulcers affect more than 18 ...

One part of that care is the prevention and treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, open sores that can develop on the bottom of the foot and take a long time to heal. Studies have found that 19-34% of ...