Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are a major source of preventable morbidity in adults with
diabetes. Consequences of foot ulcers include decline in functional status, infection …

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 …

Most cases of lower extremity limb loss in the United States occur among people with
diabetes who have a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). These DFUs and the associated limb loss …

The lifetime risk for diabetic patients to develop a diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is 25%. In these
patients, the risk of amputation is increased and the outcome deteriorates. More than 50% of …

OBJECTIVE To describe incidence of foot ulceration and amputation-free survival
associated with foot ulceration status in a national population-based cohort study of people …

OBJECTIVE—Foot ulcers and their complications are an important cause of morbidity and
mortality in diabetes. The present study aims to examine the long-term outcome in terms of …

Diabetic foot ulceration is the most common cause of nontraumatic, lower-extremity
amputation throughout the developed world. This article reviews recent data that report on …

FOOT ULCERATION WITH INFECTION IS ONE OF THE LEADING CAUSES of
hospitalization for patients with diabetes mellitus."* Approximately 15% of all patients with …

Abstract Aims Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and ulceration are complex and lifelong problems
for patients with diabetes which dramatically increase mortality rates. This qualitative study …

Many people with diabetes develop lower‐limb complications, frequently including foot
ulcers and amputations. Foot ulcers are lesions that include loss of the epithelium and may …