The neuropathic diabetic foot

HM Rathur, AJM Boulton - Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & …, 2007 - nature.com
Diabetic foot problems are common throughout the world, and result in major medical, social
and economic consequences for the patients, their families, and society. Foot ulcers are …

The diabetic foot: the importance of biofilms and wound bed preparation

SC Davis, L Martinez, R Kirsner - Current diabetes reports, 2006 - Springer
Biofilms are ubiquitous and medically important complex structures consisting of microbial-
associated cells embedded in self-produced extracellular matrix of hydrated extrapolymeric …

The impact of microbial communities on wound healing: a review

Z Xu, HC Hsia - Annals of plastic surgery, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Chronic, nonhealing wounds place an enormous burden on both the health care system and
patients, with no definitive treatments available. There has been increasing evidence that …

Microbial infection and antibiotic susceptibility of diabetic foot ulcer in China: literature review

F Du, J Ma, H Gong, R Bista, P Zha, Y Ren… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To investigate the microbial spectrum isolated from foot ulcers among diabetic
patients in China, which was conducted to help clinicians choose optimal antibiotics …

Diabetic foot ulcer—a review on pathophysiology, classification and microbial etiology

S Noor, M Zubair, J Ahmad - … & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & …, 2015 - Elsevier
As the prevalence of diabetes is increasing globally, secondary complications associated to
this endocrinal disorder are also ascending. Diabetic foot ulcers are potentially modifying …

The future for diabetic foot ulcer prevention: a paradigm shift from stratified healthcare towards personalized medicine

JJ Van Netten, J Woodburn… - … /metabolism research and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Prevention of diabetic foot ulcers is important to reduce the burden of diabetic foot disease.
However, we found that ulcer prevention is underexposed in research and clinical practice …

What is the future of diabetic wound care?

SM Sweitzer, SA Fann, TK Borg… - The Diabetes …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
With diabetes affecting 5% to 10% of the US population, development of a more effective
treatment for chronic diabetic wounds is imperative. Clinically, the current treatment in …