Diabetes related foot complications have become a major cause of morbidity and are
implicated in most major and minor amputations globally. Approximately 50% of people with …

Diabetes related foot complications have become a major cause of morbidity and are
implicated in most major and minor amputations globally. Approximately 50% of people with …

Abstract The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWGDF) has published
evidence‐based guidelines on the prevention and management of diabetic foot disease …

Background Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is implicated in up to 50% of diabetes-related
foot ulcers (DFU) and significantly contributes to morbidity and mortality in this population …

1Division of Endocrinology, MUMC+, CARIM and CAPHRI Institute, Maastricht, The
Netherlands 2Amputation Prevention Center, Valley Presbyterian Hospital, Los Angeles …

Background Diabetes mellitus continues to grow in global prevalence and to consume an
increasing amount of health care resources. One of the key areas of morbidity associated …

Recommendations Examine a patient with diabetes annually for the presence of peripheral
artery disease (PAD); this should include, at a minimum, taking a history and palpating foot …

Diabetic foot ulcers are the source of major suffering and very large costs for both the patient
and the health‐care system, and every 30 s, a leg is lost somewhere in the world. Investing …

Diabetic foot ulceration (DFU) is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and
represents the leading cause of hospitalization in patients with diabetes. Peripheral arterial …

Summary The International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot (IWDGF) has produced in
2011 a guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of peripheral arterial disease in patients …