The pathway to foot ulceration in diabetes

AJM Boulton - Medical Clinics, 2013 - medical.theclinics.com
Foot ulcers in diabetic patients are common but eminently preventable, and occur in both
main types of diabetes. From a global perspective, although diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are …

Assessing decreased sensation and increased sensory phenomena in diabetic polyneuropathies

PJ Dyck, DN Herrmann, NP Staff, PJB Dyck - Diabetes, 2013 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Loss of sensation and increased sensory phenomena are major expressions of varieties of
diabetic polyneuropathies needing improved assessments for clinical and research …

Hyperspectral imaging in diabetes and peripheral vascular disease

JE Freeman, SV Panasyuk, MJ Hopmeier… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
The invention is directed to methods and systems of hyper spectral and multispectral
imaging of medical tissues. In par ticular, the invention is directed to new devices, tools and …

Associations between complications and health‐related quality of life in individuals with diabetes

K Venkataraman, HL Wee, MKS Leow… - Clinical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Type 2 diabetes and associated complications adversely affect health‐related
quality of life (HRQ o L). However, it is unclear whether different complications have the …

Gait characteristics of people with diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy, with and without a history of ulceration

A Raspovic - Gait & posture, 2013 - Elsevier
Biomechanical alterations in diabetes are believed to contribute to plantar neuropathic
ulceration. This exploratory study documents clinical measures of flexibility and strength …

[HTML][HTML] Autocuidado das pessoas com diabetes mellitus que possuem complicações em membros inferiores

DS Gomides, LCG Villas-Boas, ACM Coelho… - Acta Paulista de …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: Avaliar as atividades de autocuidado de pessoas com diabetes mellitus que
possuem úlceras e/ou amputações em membros inferiores. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal …

A prospective study of risk factors for foot ulceration: the West of Ireland Diabetes Foot Study

L Hurley, L Kelly, AP Garrow, LG Glynn… - … Journal of Medicine, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background: This is the first study to examine risk factors for diabetic foot ulceration in Irish
general practice. Aim: To determine the prevalence of established risk factors for foot …

Predictors of diabetic foot and leg ulcers in a developing country with a rapid increase in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus

KA Sriyani, S Wasalathanthri, P Hettiarachchi… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective To identify the socio demographic, life style and foot examination related
predictors of diabetic foot and leg ulcers with a view to develop a screening tool appropriate …

The impact of peripheral neuropathy and cognitive decrements on gait in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

TR de Mettelinge, K Delbaere, P Calders… - Archives of physical …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of peripheral neuropathy and cognition on gait
performance in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study …

振动感觉阈值(VPT) 在糖尿病周围神经病变(DPN) 中的诊断价值

沈娟, 曾辉, 李连喜, 包玉倩, 刘芳 - 复旦学报: 医学版, 2013 - cqvip.com
目的探讨以振动感觉阈值(vibrating perception threshold, VPT) 检查为主联合糖尿病神经病变
症状评分(diabetic neuropathy symptom, DNS), 足外观, 温度觉, 痛觉及触觉5 …