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Clinical Examination of the Diabetic Foot and the Identification of the At-Risk Patient

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The Diabetic Foot

Part of the book series: Contemporary Diabetes ((CDI))

Abstract

Foot ulceration is one of the most common precursors to lower extremity amputations among persons with diabetes (1,2). Ulcerations are pivotal events in limb loss for two important reasons. They allow an avenue for infection (3), and they can cause progressive tissue necrosis and poor wound healing in the presence of critical ischemia. Infections involving the foot rarely develop in the absence of a wound in adults with diabetes, and ulcers are the most common type of wound in this population (3). Foot ulcers therefore play a central role in the causal pathway to lower extremity amputation (4).

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Wu, S., Armstrong, D.G., Lavery, L.A., Harkless, L.B. (2006). Clinical Examination of the Diabetic Foot and the Identification of the At-Risk Patient. In: Veves, A., Giurini, J.M., Logerfo, F.W. (eds) The Diabetic Foot. Contemporary Diabetes. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-075-1_11

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