Aims/hypothesis Diabetic foot osteomyelitis is a major risk factor for amputation. Medical
treatment allows remission in 53–82% of cases. However, the optimal duration of antibiotic …

Objectives To review systematically the evidence on the performance of diagnostic tests
used to identify infection in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and of interventions to treat infected …

Importance Approximately 18.6 million people worldwide are affected by a diabetic foot ulcer
each year, including 1.6 million people in the United States. These ulcers precede 80% of …

This study aims to systematically review and identify the related influencing factors for the
recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) in diabetic patients. We searched PUBMED …

Aims/hypothesis Outcome data on individuals with diabetic foot ulcers are scarce, especially
in those with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). We therefore examined the clinical …

Objective: Although many studies worldwide explained the risk factors for developing
Diabetic Foot Ulceration (DFU), little has been done to assess medical factors in DFU …

Introduction Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are the main cause of amputations in non-trauma
patients. There are risk factors, such as age, diabetic duration, smoking, obesity …

There is a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms for diabetic foot infections (DFIs).
Some of them are too difficult to be applied in routine clinical approach. In the routine clinical …

Persons with diabetes often develop foot wounds, which frequently become infected.
Infections typically involve soft tissues at first, but can spread to underlying bone. These …

This study describes the impact of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) on health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) using a generic instrument including 8 domains. Data were obtained from 54 …